Braelynn
Girl · BRAY-lin · Modern
Braelynn is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 837th for girls in the US (325 babies).
What does Braelynn mean?
Modern: spelling of Braelyn; blend of Brae and Lyn
Combines Brae, the Scots word for a hillside, with the popular girls' ending -lyn.
- Say it
- BRAY-lin
Meaning borrowed from Braelyn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Braelynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Braelynn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 325 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Braelynn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 325about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 325 girls in the US were named Braelynn, making it the 837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 445th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 809 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989. 8 boys were also named Braelynn in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Braelynn than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Braelynn in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 744 girls in the US were given Braelynn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #437, up from #837 for this spelling alone.
Braelynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 325 | #837 |
| 2024 | 347 | #810 |
| 2023 | 443 | #666 |
| 2022 | 522 | #573 |
| 2021 | 663 | #470 |
| 2020 | 694 | #445 |
| 2019 | 681 | #457 |
| 2018 | 778 | #396 |
| 2017 | 806 | #389 |
| 2016 | 809 | #411 |
| 2015 | 686 | #466 |
| 2014 | 543 | #564 |
| 2013 | 446 | #628 |
| 2012 | 475 | #602 |
| 2011 | 393 | #708 |
| 2010 | 297 | #892 |
| 2009 | 252 | #1,032 |
| 2008 | 189 | #1,313 |
| 2007 | 134 | #1,655 |
| 2006 | 84 | #2,267 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Braelynn
- Brae 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Braelynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee Teagan Brynn Brylee Raelynn Briar Lakelynn Rylynn Brooklyn Braylee Kinley Rynlee
Other spellings of Braelynn
Braelyn Braylynn Braylen Braylin Braylyn Brailyn Brailynn Bralynn Braelin Braylon
Names related to Braelynn
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