The first name Braelyn
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
20th-century coinage with -lyn, compare Braylen, Braylon. Variant: Braelynn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Braelyn last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 6 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Braelyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Braelyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 224 girls born in the United States were named Braelyn, the 1,080th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 735 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Braelyn mean?
- 20th-century coinage with -lyn, compare Braylen, Braylon. Variant: Braelynn.
- How popular is the name Braelyn?
- In 2018, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Braelyn, ranking 3,518th.
- Is Braelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 12,314 US babies named Braelyn since 1880, 89% were girls and 11% boys.
- When was Braelyn most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 735 babies were named Braelyn, its highest rank at 426th.