Braylen Boy
How popular is Braylen?
#725 boy name in 2025
366 baby boys were named Braylen in the US in 2025, making it the 725th most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
Braylen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #725 for boys (▼ 60 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 366 boys, 30 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #414 in 2015, #501 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (1,011 boys) |
| Highest rank | #316 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1991 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Braylen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Braylen family of names ranked #414 for boys in 2025 (#365 the year before), with 763 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Braylen | 366 | 48% |
| Braylon | 289 | 38% |
| Braylin | 70 | 9% |
| Braylan | 20 | 3% |
| Bralyn | 10 | 1% |
| Brallan | 8 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Braylen is most popular
Babies named Braylen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.6 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Alabama: 1.0 per 1,000 (109 boys)
- Georgia: 0.9 per 1,000 (223 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.9 per 1,000 (223 boys)
Braylen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Braylen
Questions
- Is Braylen a boy or girl name?
- Braylen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Braylen were boys.
- How popular is the name Braylen?
- 366 baby boys were named Braylen in the US in 2025, making it the 725th most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
- When was Braylen most popular?
- Braylen peaked in 2011, when 1,011 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #316 in 2011.
- How many people are named Braylen?
- 14,058 babies have been named Braylen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,951 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Braylen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Braylen was most common in Mississippi, at 1.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.