Is Braylyn a boy or girl name?

Braylyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,314 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.6% were girls and 43.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Braylyn

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Braylyn was most popular in 2009, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,314 people named Braylyn.

Braylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Braylyn’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Braylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Braylyn is a unisex name — 56.6% of the 1,314 Americans given it were girls and 43.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 56% girls and 44% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org