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Braelyn

Braelyn holds the #1080 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 224 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #687 in 2020 to #1080 today. Its strongest year on record was 2011 (#426 nationally, 735 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in North Carolina (#601 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1080
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#426
in 2011 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
224
girls named Braelyn

Braelyn popularity, 1880–2025

0.011%0.023%0.034%0.045%18801900192019401960198020002020#426 in 2011
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2011

Where Braelyn is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025IN—Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #601 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#601South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#677), North Carolina (#601), Wisconsin (#612)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Braelyn in the most recent year of SSA data.

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