Brayn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAYN
- Origin
- Irish
Brayn is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Brayn come from?
Irish: probably a respelling of Brian
Is Brayn a girl's or a boy's name?
Brayn is a boys' name.
How popular is Brayn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Brayn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brayn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Brayn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Finn, Brogan, Brennan, Aiden, Teagan, Declan, Braden, Breon, Conan, Kayden, Brody
Names related to Brayn
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brayn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brayn, updated 20 October 2026.