Braylon Boy

How popular is Braylon?

#848 boy name in 2025

289 baby boys were named Braylon in the US in 2025, making it the 848th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).

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18,777living people named Braylon (est.)
15median age of people named Braylon
18,959babies named Braylon since 1880
1 in 11,277US babies born in 2025

Braylon popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#848 for boys (▼ 116 from 2024)
Babies in 2025289 boys, 5 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-64% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#392 in 2015, #537 in 2020
Peak year2009 (1,695 boys)
Highest rank#218 in 2009
First recorded1981
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Braylon 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.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
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 Braylon is most popular

Babies named Braylon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Mississippi: 1.3 per 1,000 (73 boys)
  2. Alabama: 1.1 per 1,000 (121 boys)
  3. Louisiana: 1.0 per 1,000 (99 boys)
  4. West Virginia: 0.8 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  5. Tennessee: 0.7 per 1,000 (125 boys)

Braylon by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s94#2,504
1990s512#1,454
2000s6,199#218
2010s9,265#234
2020s2,726#479

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Questions

Is Braylon a boy or girl name?
Braylon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Braylon were boys.
How popular is the name Braylon?
289 baby boys were named Braylon in the US in 2025, making it the 848th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
When was Braylon most popular?
Braylon peaked in 2009, when 1,695 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #218 in 2009.
How many people are named Braylon?
18,959 babies have been named Braylon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,777 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Braylon most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Braylon was most common in Mississippi, at 1.3 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.