Fun Facts About the Name Braylon
- More than 18 thousand babies named Braylon: U.S. records list 18,949 babies given the name Braylon from 1880 through 2025. Even 163 girls received the name Braylon - about 1 girl for every 115 boys.
What Does the Name Braylon Mean?
Braylon is a modern American given name, and it has no settled meaning from an older language. It is usually explained as a blend of the Bray- of Brayden with the -lon of names such as Jaylon and Draylon. Because it was put together from sounds rather than borrowed whole from a language, it has no literal translation of its own. Meanings sometimes attached to it, such as "salmon," are carried over from the names it echoes - bradán, the Irish source of Brayden, means "salmon" - and not from Braylon itself. On its own, the name's meaning is uncertain.
Braylon Name History & Origins
Braylon is a modern American name. It was formed in the late 20th century by joining two pieces already common in the United States: the opening Bray-, as in Brayden and Braydon, and the ending -lon, as in Jaylon, Kaylon, and Draylon. Building a name from two familiar sounds, rather than adopting a word from an older language, is typical of American naming in that period.
The Bray- element has a separate background. Brayden comes from an English surname of Irish origin, Ó Bradáin, meaning "descendant of Bradán," with bradán the Irish word for "salmon." That etymology belongs to Brayden; Braylon borrowed the sound of the opening, not the surname itself.
Because the name is used almost entirely in the United States, it has not been reshaped as it passed between languages the way older names were. Its differences are matters of spelling in modern use: Braylan, Braylen, and Braylin follow the same two-syllable pattern.
How Popular is the Name Braylon?
Braylon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2009. Its best rank was #218 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 | #15,326 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,712 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #13,725 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,542 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #9,944 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #10,085 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #11,971 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,687 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #11,135 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,182 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,826 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,272 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #12,471 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #13,938 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,800 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #14,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,063 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #14,472 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #848 | 289 | 0.0169% |
| 2024 | #727 | 359 | 0.0209% |
| 2023 | #634 | 436 | 0.0255% |
| 2022 | #586 | 488 | 0.0280% |
| 2021 | #482 | 620 | 0.0355% |
| 2020 | #536 | 526 | 0.0305% |
| 2019 | #613 | 446 | 0.0249% |
| 2018 | #554 | 499 | 0.0275% |
| 2017 | #474 | 628 | 0.0339% |
| 2016 | #425 | 737 | 0.0388% |
| 2015 | #392 | 813 | 0.0424% |
| 2014 | #378 | 833 | 0.0434% |
| 2013 | #317 | 1,049 | 0.0555% |
| 2012 | #278 | 1,253 | 0.0661% |
| 2011 | #234 | 1,532 | 0.0807% |
| 2010 | #237 | 1,473 | 0.0768% |
| 2009 | #218 | 1,695 | 0.0855% |
| 2008 | #254 | 1,388 | 0.0680% |
| 2007 | #376 | 818 | 0.0394% |
| 2006 | #400 | 753 | 0.0366% |
| 2005 | #360 | 818 | 0.0410% |
| 2004 | #705 | 272 | 0.0137% |
| 2003 | #1,013 | 156 | 0.0079% |
| 2002 | #1,186 | 118 | 0.0061% |
| 2001 | #1,472 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 2000 | #1,314 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1999 | #1,458 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 1998 | #1,489 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 1997 | #1,550 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1996 | #1,673 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1995 | #1,737 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1994 | #1,868 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 1993 | #2,053 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,312 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #1,800 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1990 | #2,632 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #2,797 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,522 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #3,997 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,207 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,434 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,567 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,716 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #4,561 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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