Fun Facts About the Name Braelin
- 638 babies named Braelin: U.S. records list 638 babies given the name Braelin from 1880 through 2025. Even 254 girls received the name Braelin - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Braelin Mean?
Braelin is an English given name whose meaning is uncertain. It is usually treated as a variant spelling of Braelyn, also spelled Braylin or Braelynn. Braelyn is a modern name, and its parts are often interpreted as brae, a Scottish word for a hillside, plus lyn, a suffix familiar from names such as Lynn and sometimes linked to Welsh llyn, "lake." That reading produces the popular gloss "hill by the lake," but it is a modern explanation of the spelling rather than a documented ancient etymology. No older language gives Braelin itself a settled literal meaning.
Braelin Name History & Origins
Braelin is a recent English-language name used mainly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. It belongs to a group of spellings that includes Braelyn, Braylin, and Braelynn, which are generally treated as variants of one another. The differences among them are matters of spelling and suffix choice, not of a recorded shift from an older language.
The name follows the pattern of English names ending in -lyn or -lin, seen in names such as Lynn, Caitlin, Madelyn, and Jocelyn. Although the element brae is Scottish, Braelin is not a traditional Scottish Gaelic given name; it is an English-language formation. Its history is short and tied to modern naming preferences rather than to a saint, a classical myth, or a medieval text. Any later literary or public-figure use would be an association with the name, not the source of its meaning.
How Popular is the Name Braelin?
Braelin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #3,732 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,127 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,875 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #13,768 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,391 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #10,613 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,696 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,430 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #14,632 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,228 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,262 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,665 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #7,876 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #8,270 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #8,798 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,523 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,595 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #9,643 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #10,022 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #12,012 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,019 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #16,150 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,396 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,270 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #13,398 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #14,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #14,447 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #12,283 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,040 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,097 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #5,094 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,044 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #7,673 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,098 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,377 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #6,074 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,318 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #6,406 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,772 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #8,884 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #5,428 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,556 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,381 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,537 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #3,732 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #4,733 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,829 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,972 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,183 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,186 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #6,309 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #10,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,763 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,553 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #5,699 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #9,430 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,017 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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