Recorded 1992–2021 Boys' name Peak 2002 40 births

Brelin — boys' name

40 babies named Brelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s242020s6
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Brelin was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Brelin in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Brelin between 1992 and 2021, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brelin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brelin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brelin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brelin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brelin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

40

Since 1992

30 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1992

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1992

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 2021200720042002200019971992 5

Brelin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 60% of Brelin's all-time total
1990s102000s242020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brelin?
40 babies have been named Brelin since 1992. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Brelin most popular?
Brelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Brelin been used?
Brelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 30 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.