Is Brelyn a boy or girl name?

Brelyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 667 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.7% were girls and 10.3% were boys.

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Brelyn

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Brelyn was most popular in 2012, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,040 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 667 people named Brelyn.

Brelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brelyn’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brelyn is mostly a girl’s name — 89.7% of the 667 Americans given it were girls and 10.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 81% girls and 19% 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