Boys' name · peaked in 2006
Brayan name popularity since 1925
16,558 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brayan. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Brayan is about 18 years old in 2026. Brayan peaked in 2006 as the #294 name for boys, and it ranked #768 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,558
- Named Brayan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #768
- for boys in 2025 (334 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 18 girls · 16,540 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Brayan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brayan births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Brayan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Brayan became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 17,000 baby boys to 1 in 4,090.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 3,600 to 1 in 6,700.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brayan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brayan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brayan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 92 | #3,426 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,322 | #1,063 |
| 2000s | 18 | 8,549 | #326 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,745 | #596 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,827 | #768 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
67.9% of babies named Brayan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brayan is most popular
The index compares Brayan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brayan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.78× | 752 |
| Colorado | 2.32× | 439 |
| California | 2.19× | 3,565 |
| Texas | 2.13× | 2,567 |
| Georgia | 1.77× | 753 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brayan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brayan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brayan (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data