Braelyn

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A few things about Braelyn you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,174 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Braelyn, 224 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Braelyn would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBraelyn first shows up in US birth records in 1991, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 34 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #426.
• 📈Then vs nowBraelyn is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 25,974 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,174.
• 🍂TrendBraelyn has slipped 393 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,080. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBraelyn is most popular in North Carolina, where it ranks #601, followed by Wisconsin (#612) and Michigan (#638). It's in the top 1,000 in 12 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBraelyn is given to both boys and girls: 85% of the 263 babies named Braelyn in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Braelyn

Braelyn is a girl name of American origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-lyn”. US birth records list Braelyn for girls from 1991 to 2025, in 35 of those 35 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #426 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,080, with 224 babies.

Origin:American names