Braelynn
Braelynn was the 837th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 325 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 2016 (809). Over the last ten years it has moved down 371 places. More babies were named Braelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it BRAY-lin /ˈbreɪlɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #837 girls, down 392 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 325girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016809 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,039babies recorded
What does the name Braelynn mean?
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)
Braelynn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 210 since 2008, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #837 | 325 |
| 2020 | #445 | 694 |
| 2010 | #892 | 297 |
| 2000 | #4,422 | 27 |
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How popular is Braelynn, counting every spelling?
Braelynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #489 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #837 for Braelynn 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 Braelynn?
325 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Braelynn (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Braelynn 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 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Braelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Braelynn?
About 9,800 people born in the US named Braelynn are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Braelynn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Braelynn by state
How common Braelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.8×), Iowa (2.5×), Mississippi (2.3×), Kentucky (2.2×), Kansas (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Nevada, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Braelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Braelynn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Braelynn · Sibling names for Braelynn
Questions about the name Braelynn
How popular is the name Braelynn?
Braelynn was the 837th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 325 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 2016 (809). Over the last ten years it has moved down 371 places. More babies were named Braelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Braelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Braelynn in the US.
Where is Braelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Braelynn was most common in Wisconsin (0.80 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Iowa.