Total births
190
Girls' name · since 1991
Brealyn
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 190 babies named Brealyn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 190
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Brealyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 190 recorded since 1991.
Brealyn has 190 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1991 to 2025.
- 190 total births
- 1991–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
190 girls have been named Brealyn since 1991, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 190
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Brealyn was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
20 babies were named Brealyn in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Brealyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brealyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brealyn at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Brealyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Brealyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brealyn's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Brealyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brealyn? ▼
190 babies have been named Brealyn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Brealyn most popular? ▼
Brealyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brealyn been used? ▼
Brealyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 35 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Brealyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Brealyn's data
- Brealyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brealyn
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brealyn
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Breana Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brealyn: Baby Name Since 1991 - 190 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brealyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brealyn 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 July 2026.