Braelyn
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning dark lake; a modern feminine form of Blake.
How Braelyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #470 |
| 2016 | #485 |
| 2017 | #469 |
| 2018 | #644 |
| 2019 | #638 |
| 2020 | #685 |
| 2021 | #750 |
| 2022 | #865 |
| 2023 | #916 |
Braelyn by the numbers
Braelyn was given to 724 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 734 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Blake
Like Braelyn, each of these traces back to Blake: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Braelyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Braelyn
Names that are said the same way as Braelyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Braelynne20 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Braelyn, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Braelyn
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