Braylen*
#980 most common boys' name of all time · #2,293 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1991–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#980
Rank overall
#2,293 of 105,966
First appeared
1991
Years on the list
35 of 146
All-time
14,058
Since 2016
6,028
Peak year
2011 #316
Best rank
#316 2011
Girls
Boys
peak 1,054/yr
Braylen first appears in 1991. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 366 | 396 | #726 |
| 2024 | 21 | 412 | 433 | #667 |
| 2023 | 28 | 509 | 537 | #576 |
| 2022 | 40 | 543 | 583 | #547 |
| 2021 | 64 | 646 | 710 | #464 |
| 2020 | 29 | 582 | 611 | #501 |
| 2019 | 29 | 571 | 600 | #502 |
| 2018 | 31 | 622 | 653 | #467 |
| 2017 | 45 | 719 | 764 | #431 |
| 2016 | 38 | 703 | 741 | #439 |
| 2015 | 43 | 753 | 796 | #415 |
| 2014 | 40 | 759 | 799 | #409 |
| 2013 | 44 | 871 | 915 | #361 |
| 2012 | 41 | 965 | 1,006 | #327 |
| 2011 | 43 | 1,011 | 1,054 | #316 |
| 2010 | 42 | 798 | 840 | #369 |
| 2009 | 43 | 714 | 757 | #413 |
| 2008 | 31 | 449 | 480 | #574 |
| 2007 | 19 | 337 | 356 | #696 |
| 2006 | 24 | 276 | 300 | #763 |
| 2005 | 18 | 222 | 240 | #838 |
| 2004 | 18 | 107 | 125 | #1,365 |
| 2003 | 10 | 54 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2002 | 9 | 56 | 65 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 8 | 38 | 46 | #2,558 |
| 2000 | 7 | 41 | 48 | #2,373 |
| 1999 | 7 | 31 | 38 | #2,792 |
| 1998 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,192 |
| 1997 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,228 |
| 1996 | — | 20 | 20 | #3,538 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,642 |
| 1994 | 5 | 14 | 19 | #4,524 |
| 1993 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,191 |
| 1992 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,631 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,390 |