Feminine dossier · first seen 1989

Braelynn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
809
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Braelynn

How many people are named Braelynn?

An estimated 9,740 living Americans are named Braelynn.

How rare is Braelynn?

Braelynn is uncommon among babies today, with 325 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 59.8% from its 2016 peak.

How old is the typical Braelynn?

The median age of a living American named Braelynn is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 13 years old.

Is Braelynn still popular?

Not especially. Braelynn has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 325 births in 2025.

Where is Braelynn most common?

Braelynn has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 5.9× more often than the national baseline.

1989Peak 20162025
peak 2016 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
59.8%
2025
325
All-time
9,829

Braelynn spread fast — broke out in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin (2015) and ran high in 34 states within a decade.

Broke out: Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, 2015 · over-represented in 34 states over 6 years

Alabama: broke out 2016 AL Alaska: broke out 2021 AK Arizona: broke out 2015 AZ Arkansas: broke out 2018 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: never over-represented HI Idaho: broke out 2015 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 2015 IN Iowa: broke out 2015 IA Kansas: broke out 2016 KS Kentucky: broke out 2015 KY Louisiana: broke out 2016 LA Maine: broke out 2015 ME Maryland: broke out 2015 MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: broke out 2015 MI Minnesota: broke out 2015 MN Mississippi: broke out 2015 MS Missouri: broke out 2015 MO Montana: broke out 2017 MT Nebraska: broke out 2015 NE Nevada: broke out 2015 NV New Hampshire: broke out 2017 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 2015 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 2015 ND Ohio: broke out 2016 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2015 OK Oregon: broke out 2019 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 2017 PA Rhode Island: broke out 2021 RI South Carolina: broke out 2015 SC South Dakota: broke out 2019 SD Tennessee: broke out 2018 TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 2020 VT Virginia: broke out 2021 VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 2015 WV Wisconsin: broke out 2015 WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY