Braylon

“Variant of Braylen — Modern American coinage; no specific etymology given” — Modern coinage origin

Boy's name · #848 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Braylon reached its best rank, #218, in 2009 and ranked #848 in 2025. Roughly 19,000 boys have been named Braylon since 1981. In Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama it runs 4–5× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Braylons

Braylon Edwards — American football player (born 1983)
Braylon Mullins — American basketball player
Braylon Rayson — American basketball player
Braylon Staley — American football player (born 2006)
Braylon Payne — American baseball player (born 2006)

What Braylons become

Among 17 notable people named Braylon:

Sports figures appear 3.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Braylon Edwards, American football player (born 1983).

Similar names: Braylen · Caiden · Braylin · Jaiden · Jaxton · Brentley

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