Braelyn
Braelyn was the 1080th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 224 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 426th with 735 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Braelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Braelynn) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,080 girls, down 393 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 224girls
- Girls and boys
- 85% girls, 15% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011735 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,314babies recorded
What does the name Braelyn mean?
Braelyn is a spelling of Braelynn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Braelynn's meaning and origin.
Braelynn is a modern American coinage, which Wiktionary describes as a 20th-century formation with the popular ending -lynn, comparable to Braylen and Braylon. The first part may echo Bray or Brayden, and -lynn comes from names such as Lynn and Brooklyn, but the name has no recorded history before the late 1980s. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage with no documented meaning.
Related names: Braelyn, Braylee, Braylen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Braelynn' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Braelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,080 | #3,094 | 224 | 39 |
| 2020 | #687 | #2,071 | 414 | 68 |
| 2010 | #458 | #1,525 | 673 | 106 |
| 2000 | #2,241 | #8,304 | 70 | 7 |
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How popular is Braelyn, counting every spelling?
Braelyn is a spelling of Braelynn, a name family that ranked #489 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,080 for Braelyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 646 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braelynn | 325 | #837 | 2,300 |
| Braelyn | 224 | #1,080 | 1,446 |
| Braylynn | 61 | #2,783 | 349 |
| Brailynn | 16 | #6,894 | 144 |
| Brailyn | 20 | #5,952 | 127 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Braelyn?
224 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Braelyn (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Braelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Braelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Braelyn?
About 10,900 people born in the US named Braelyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Braelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Braelyn by state
How common Braelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.3×), South Carolina (2.3×), Missouri (2.0×), Maryland (1.8×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Braelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Braelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Braelyn
How popular is the name Braelyn?
Braelyn was the 1080th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 224 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 426th with 735 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Braelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Braelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 85% girls, 15% boys given the name Braelyn in the US.
Where is Braelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Braelyn was most common in Wisconsin (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Missouri.