Unisex name · since 1995
Braylyn
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 744 babies named Braylyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braylyn currently ranks #6028 among unisex names in America, with 744 babies recorded since 1995.
Braylyn has 744 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6028 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #9,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,028 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 744 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylyn ranks #9,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,028 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 744 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braylyn's 744 recorded births place it above 87.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Braylyn compares
744 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Braylyn's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 744 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Braylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braylyn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Braylyn popularity over time - boys
570 total births recorded since 1997 (Braylyn as boys' name)
Braylyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (380 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Braylyn's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Braylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
380 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 380 births (51% of all-time use).
How Braylyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Braylyn's total volume
Braylyn by state
Where Braylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Braylyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (380 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Braylyns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braylyn: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Braylyn 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.