Boys' name · since 1982
Brayn
193 babies named Brayn in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brayn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 193 have been recorded since 1982.
Brayn has 193 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2013.
- #13,178 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 193 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayn ranks #13,178 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brayn's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brayn splits its recorded history at 2000: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2013
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brayn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Brayn's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Brayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (43% of all-time use).
Brayn by state
Where Brayn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 193 births nationwide.
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- Brayn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brayns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Brayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1982–2013 (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 Brayn 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.