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Braylen

Boy · BRAY-lun · Modern

Braylen is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 725th for boys in the US (366 babies).

Where does Braylen come from?

Modern: spelling of Braylon; modern coinage in the style of Brayden

Say it
BRAY-lun

Meaning borrowed from Braylon. More on Wiktionary.

Is Braylen a girl's or a boy's name?

Braylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 30 girls and 366 boys in the US.

How popular is Braylen in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#4,301among boys
Babies in 2025
4about 1 in 75,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 6% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Braylen, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 12 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Braylen than any year since 2019.

Half of all the boys named Braylen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.

2012Busiest: 12 in 20212025
Braylen in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20254#4,301
20246#3,335
20237#2,965
202210#2,279
202112#1,969
20208#2,562
20193#4,913
20187#2,823
20178#2,656
20167#2,947
20155#3,527
20140–
20133#4,884
20124#4,147

How popular is Braylen in the US?

Rank in 2025
#725among boys
Babies in 2025
366about 1 in 4,700 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 27% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 366 boys in the US were named Braylen, making it the 725th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 501st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 1,011 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991. 30 girls were also named Braylen in 2025 (4,545th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Braylen than any year since 2007.

Half of all the boys named Braylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 890 boys in the US were given Braylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #377, up from #725 for this spelling alone.

1991Busiest: 1,011 in 20112025
Braylen in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025366#725
2024412#665
2023509#575
2022543#545
2021646#463
2020582#501
2019571#500
2018622#466
2017719#430
2016703#438
2015753#414
2014759#407
2013871#361
2012965#327
20111,011#316
2010798#368
2009714#412
2008449#573
2007337#696
2006276#763
2005222#834
2004107#1,357
200354#2,073
200256#1,970
200138#2,515
200041#2,326
199931#2,718
199817#4,015
199716#4,054
199620#3,400
19957#6,985
199414#4,284
19939#5,764
19928#6,120
19915#8,228

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Names like Braylen

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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