Is Braelyn a boy or girl name?
Braelyn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 230 girls and 40 boys were named Braelyn, so 85.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.2% of the 12,048 US babies named Braelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,044
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,076
- Babies named Braelyn since 1991
- 12,048
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 825 babies
Boys and girls named Braelyn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 | 230 | #1,076 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,510 | 291 | #911 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,169 | 319 | #869 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,226 | 380 | #749 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,070 | 414 | #686 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,464 | 458 | #639 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,394 | 460 | #644 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,156 | 664 | #469 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,184 | 645 | #484 |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,854 | 680 | #472 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,922 | 711 | #452 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,992 | 604 | #496 |
| 2012 | 90 | #1,688 | 699 | #448 |
| 2011 | 90 | #1,667 | 735 | #426 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,525 | 673 | #458 |
| 2009 | 84 | #1,790 | 634 | #485 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,591 | 543 | #567 |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,645 | 353 | #813 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,312 | 311 | #859 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,952 | 192 | #1,191 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,280 | 165 | #1,297 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,972 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,727 | 84 | #2,050 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,702 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,304 | 70 | #2,241 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,440 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,124 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,525 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,607 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,231 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,041 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,990 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,292 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,637 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Braelyn reached #1,525 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #426 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Braelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.