Boys' name · since 1981
Braylon
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 18,796 babies named Braylon, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #849 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,796
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braylon is the #849 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 18,796 recorded since 1981.
Braylon has 18,796 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #849 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #849 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18,796 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylon ranks #858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #849 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18,796 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #849 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,796
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braylon's 18,796 recorded births place it above 98.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braylon compares
18,796 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Braylon's all-time total is 51x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,796 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,695 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braylon splits its recorded history at 2003: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,695 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,695
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Braylon popularity over time - girls
163 total births recorded since 2004 (Braylon as girls' name)
Braylon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,265 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Braylon's strongest decade.
9,265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Braylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 512
1990s
512 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,199 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,265 births
- 2020s 2,726
2020s
2,726 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,265 births (49% of all-time use).
How Braylon 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 Braylon's total volume
Braylon by state
Where Braylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,332 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,420 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 1,142 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,099 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 963 | 5.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 881 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 853 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 823 | 4.4% |
2,332 of 18,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Braylon appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braylon's data
- Braylon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (9,265 total births); usage has since declined to 2,726 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braylons (2,332 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Braylon 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.