Braylin
A unique modern masculine name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 4,645 living Americans carry the first name Braylin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 65.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Braylin today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Braylin births was 2011 (307 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Braylin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Braylin with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Braylin is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.6K
~ 1 in 73,790 Americans
Peak year
2011
307 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,983
Tracked since 1988
Census
Braylin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,375 people with the first name Braylin, which placed it at #5,174 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,174
National first-name rank
People counted
3.4K
3,375 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Braylin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braylin is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.2%) and Hispanic (11.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Braylin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Braylin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.5% · 1,501
- Black or African American34.2% · 1,154
- Hispanic or Latino11.6% · 393
- Two or more races8.2% · 277
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 35
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 15
Gender
Gender distribution for Braylin
Braylin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 4,688 total registrations, 3,077 (65.6%) were male and 1,611 (34.4%) were female.
Braylin as a male name
- Ranked #1,983 in 2024
- 78 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (220 births)
Braylin as a female name
- Ranked #4,038 in 2024
- 36 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (112 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Braylin on both sides of the split. Of the 3,375 people counted with this name, 2,130 were male (63.1%) and 1,245 were female (36.9%).
Popularity
Braylin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Braylin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 2,604 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Braylin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Braylin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Braylins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Georgia, Texas, Michigan recorded the most babies named Braylin, while Wisconsin, New Jersey, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 98 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Braylin
The given name Braylin is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the English-speaking world within the past few decades. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots or connections to ancient languages or cultures.
Braylin seems to be a creative combination of the more traditional names Brayden and Kaylin or Caitlin. Brayden is an anglicized form of the Irish name Brádhán, meaning "salmon," while Kaylin and Caitlin derive from the Irish Caitlín, a diminutive of Cáit, the Irish form of Catherine, meaning "pure."
There are no known historical references or mentions of the name Braylin in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from previous centuries. The earliest recorded examples of the name appear to be from modern birth records and naming databases.
As a relatively new name, there are few, if any, famous historical figures who bore the name Braylin. However, here are five individuals with this first name who have achieved some level of recognition:
1. Braylin Starr, an American child actress known for her role in the TV series "Raven's Home" (born in 2008).
2. Braylin Scott, an American high school football player who committed to play for the University of Texas in 2020.
3. Braylin Presley, an American singer and songwriter who gained popularity on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.
4. Braylin Lawhorn, an American high school basketball player who received multiple college scholarship offers.
5. Braylin Aldridge, an American child actor who appeared in the TV series "The Haunting of Hill House" (born in 2010).
While the name Braylin may lack a deep historical background, its increasing popularity in recent years reflects the growing trend of creating unique and modern names by combining elements of more traditional names.
People
Braylin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Braylin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Braylin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braylin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,645 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Braylin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 73,790 US residents.
Is Braylin a common name?
We classify Braylin as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,688 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Braylin most popular?
The single biggest year for Braylin was 2011, when 307 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Braylin is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Braylin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,375 people with the name Braylin, or 1.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,174 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Braylin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Braylin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Braylin on both sides of the split. Of the 3,375 people counted with this name, 2,130 were male (63.1%) and 1,245 were female (36.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Braylin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braylin is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (34.2%) and Hispanic (11.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Braylin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Braylin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.5% (1,501 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Braylin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Braylin a male name?
Yes, 65.6% of people registered as Braylin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Braylin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Braylin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Braylin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Braylin?
Find out how many people have the name Braylin on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.