Boys' name · since 1990
Braylan
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,332 babies named Braylan, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braylan currently ranks #4952 among boys' names in America, with 1,332 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylan has been recorded 1,332 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #4952 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,279 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,952 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,332 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylan ranks #4,279 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,952 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,332 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braylan's 1,332 recorded births place it above 90.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braylan compares
1,332 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Braylan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,332 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braylan splits its recorded history at 2009: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Braylan popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 2001 (Braylan as girls' name)
Braylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (648 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Braylan's strongest decade.
648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Braylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
442 births
- 2010s
2010s
648 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 648 births (49% of all-time use).
How Braylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Braylan's total volume
Braylan by state
Where Braylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 100 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 71 | 5.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 57 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 48 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 43 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 31 | 2.3% |
100 of 1,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Braylan appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braylan's data
- Braylan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (648 total births); usage has since declined to 190 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braylans (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Braylan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.