Boys' name · peaked in 2009
Braylon name popularity since 1925
18,959 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Braylon (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Braylon is about 15 years old in 2026. Braylon peaked in 2009 as the #218 name for boys, and it ranked #848 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,959
- Named Braylon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #848
- for boys in 2025 (289 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 163 girls · 18,796 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 3.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Braylon 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.
Braylon births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Braylon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Braylon became 8.6× more common, from 1 in 12,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,470.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 1,240 to 1 in 2,570.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Braylon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Braylon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Braylon 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 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 94 | #5,207 |
| 1990s | 0 | 512 | #1,737 |
| 2000s | 45 | 6,199 | #360 |
| 2010s | 101 | 9,265 | #392 |
| 2020–25 | 17 | 2,726 | #848 |
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
56.7% of babies named Braylon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Braylon is most popular
The index compares Braylon'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 Braylon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3.54× | 1,142 |
| Arkansas | 3.11× | 575 |
| Mississippi | 2.95× | 643 |
| Alabama | 2.59× | 823 |
| Tennessee | 2.25× | 853 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Braylon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Braylon (this page) | 18,796 | 2009 |
| Braylen | 13,251 | 2011 |
| Braylin | 3,147 | 2011 |
| Braylan | 1,332 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Braylon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Braylon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Braylon (2009).
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