Unisex name · since 1987
Brelyn
Brelyn has 598 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,261 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brelyn currently ranks #11261 among unisex names in America, with 598 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brelyn has been recorded 598 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #11261 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #10,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,261 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 598 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brelyn ranks #10,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,261 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 598 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,261 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brelyn's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Brelyn compares
598 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Brelyn's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brelyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Brelyn popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1996 (Brelyn as boys' name)
Brelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (211 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Brelyn's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Brelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 211 births (35% of all-time use).
How Brelyn 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 Brelyn's total volume
Brelyn by state
Where Brelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
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What to do with Brelyn's data
- Brelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Brelyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Brelyn 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.