Braylon: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: The name Braylon combines Brayden, which is of Irish origin meaning “broad” or “salmon,” and Waylon, which is of Old English origin meaning “land by the road.”

Braylon Overview

Meaning

Broad valley, wise, brave, hill, marsh

Gender

Boy

Origin

American, Irish, Scottish

Etymology

Derived from American roots with influences from Irish and Scottish names.

Pronunciation

/ˈbreɪlɒn/

Popularity

Braylon is recognized in the U.S. and has moderate usage in other English-speaking countries. Ranked #633 for boys in the USA in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

33 (Nurturing, Spiritual, Expressive, Altruistic)

Name Styles

Modern, Unique, Cool

Associated Traits

Brave, determined, charismatic, strong

Name Day

January 30th

Braylon Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Braylen, Braylin, Braylan, Braelyn, Brailon

Common Nicknames

Bray, Lon, B, Bray-Bray, Loni

Diminutives

Bray, Lon

Famous People

Braylon Edwards
(American Football Player)
Braylon Sanders
(American Football Player)
Braylon Rayson
(American Basketball Player)
Braylon Jackson
(American Musician)

What Is the Meaning of Braylon?

Braylon means “broad valley,” “wise,” “hill,” “marsh,” or “brave,” indicating a person who is both thoughtful and courageous.

What Is the Origin of The Name Braylon?

The name Braylon has its origins in American culture, but it also has influences from Irish and Scottish roots.

Braylon Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Braylon in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#5872022	#6332023
Top 3 Rankings	#2182009	#2342011	#2372010

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Braylon

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	633 (-46 from 2022)	434 (-52 from 2022)	0.02370
2022	587 (-106 from 2021)	486 (-133 from 2021)	0.02595
2021	481 (+55 from 2020)	619 (+93 from 2020)	0.03304
2020	536 (+76 from 2019)	526 (+80 from 2019)	0.02844
2019	612 (-58 from 2018)	446 (-53 from 2018)	0.02321
2018	554 (-80 from 2017)	499 (-129 from 2017)	0.02567
2017	474 (-49 from 2016)	628 (-108 from 2016)	0.03173
2016	425 (-33 from 2015)	736 (-77 from 2015)	0.03633
2015	392 (-15 from 2014)	813 (-20 from 2014)	0.03977
2014	377 (-60 from 2013)	833 (-216 from 2013)	0.04065
2013	317 (-39 from 2012)	1049 (-204 from 2012)	0.05191
2012	278 (-44 from 2011)	1253 (-279 from 2011)	0.06175
2011	234 (+3 from 2010)	1532 (+59 from 2010)	0.07542
2010	237 (-19 from 2009)	1473 (-222 from 2009)	0.07170
2009	218 (+37 from 2008)	1695 (+308 from 2008)	0.07992
2008	255 (+121 from 2007)	1387 (+569 from 2007)	0.06361
2007	376 (+24 from 2006)	818 (+65 from 2006)	0.03693
2006	400 (-40 from 2005)	753 (-65 from 2005)	0.03435
2005	360 (+345 from 2004)	818 (+546 from 2004)	0.03845
2004	705 (+307 from 2003)	272 (+116 from 2003)	0.01287
2003	1012 (+172 from 2002)	156 (+38 from 2002)	0.00742
2002	1184 (+288 from 2001)	118 (+35 from 2001)	0.00571
2001	1472 (-158 from 2000)	83 (-15 from 2000)	0.00401
2000	1314 (+143 from 1999)	98 (+19 from 1999)	0.00469
1999	1457 (+30 from 1998)	79 (+5 from 1998)	0.00387
1998	1487 (+62 from 1997)	74 (+8 from 1997)	0.00365
1997	1549 (+122 from 1996)	66 (+9 from 1996)	0.00330
1996	1671 (+65 from 1995)	57 (+6 from 1995)	0.00284
1995	1736 (+132 from 1994)	51 (+6 from 1994)	0.00254
1994	1868 (+180 from 1993)	45 (+6 from 1993)	0.00221
1993	2048 (+255 from 1992)	39 (+7 from 1992)	0.00189
1992	2303 (-505 from 1991)	32 (-12 from 1991)	0.00152
1991	1798 (+829 from 1990)	44 (+19 from 1990)	0.00208
1990	2627 (+157 from 1989)	25 (+3 from 1989)	0.00116
1989	2784 (-275 from 1988)	22 (-1 from 1988)	0.00105
1988	2509 (+1448 from 1987)	23 (+12 from 1987)	0.00115
1987	3957 (+1968 from 1986)	11 (+5 from 1986)	0.00056
1986	5925 (-777 from 1985)	6 (-1 from 1985)	0.00031
1985	5148 (+1165 from 1984)	7 (+2 from 1984)	0.00036
1984	6313 (-830 from 1983)	5 (-1 from 1983)	0.00027
1983	5483 (+136 from 1982)	6 No change from 1982	0.00032
1982	5619 (-1111 from 1981)	6 (-2 from 1981)	0.00032
1981	4508 First SSA data recorded	8 First SSA data recorded	0.00043
1980	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1979	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1978	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1977	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1976	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1975	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1974	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1973	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1972	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1971	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1970	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1969	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1963	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Braylon

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#4882021

#5552022

#5812023

Ohio (OH)

#4592021

#5172022

#3822023

Louisiana (LA)

#1872021

#2462022

#3562023

Georgia (GA)

#2422021

#3672022

#4102023

Michigan (MI)

#4382021

#5922022

#4082023

North Carolina (NC)

#3142021

#3082022

#4722023

Tennessee (TN)

#2042021

#3122022

#3892023

Alabama (AL)

#2022021

#2052022

#1952023

Florida (FL)

#4582021

#6192022

#4952023

Mississippi (MS)

#1732021

#2072022

#1682023

Arkansas (AR)

#3372021

#4882022

#3592023

Indiana (IN)

#4602021

#4352022

#7172023

South Carolina (SC)

#3092021

#4472022

#4882023

California (CA)

#9072021

#15552022

#14342023

Kentucky (KY)

#2762021

#2772022

#6902023

Virginia (VA)

#4542021

#5492022

#4922023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#8602021

#9132022

#12592023

Illinois (IL)

#4982021

#6462022

#7482023

Oklahoma (OK)

#3622019

#3342021

#4322023

Missouri (MO)

#4072021

#5392022

#4722023

Maryland (MD)

#3762021

#3882022

#7072023

Wisconsin (WI)

#6922020

#5542021

#3652022

West Virginia (WV)

#2582020

#2672021

#3402022

New York (NY)

#8172021

#14772022

#11422023

Minnesota (MN)

#7082020

#7352021

#7452022

Kansas (KS)

#3952015

#5942016

#4522017

Arizona (AZ)

#5672017

#6652020

#8362023

Washington (WA)

#8512018

#7852020

#6942022

Colorado (CO)

#5752017

#6542021

#7232022

Iowa (IA)

#4152016

#5702017

#5092023

Nebraska (NE)

#4442014

#3172016

#3712020

New Jersey (NJ)

#10052020

#10602021

#9282023

Oregon (OR)

#5142016

#6272017

#6122023

Nevada (NV)

#3862012

#4552015

#4522021

Massachusetts (MA)

#4212011

#5072012

#7592021

Utah (UT)

#4512010

#5992011

#6972014

South Dakota (SD)

#1742010

#1502011

#2092012

New Mexico (NM)

#4052010

#2592011

#3402014

Idaho (ID)

#3982008

#2892009

#4012012

Montana (MT)

#1102009

#2422010

Connecticut (CT)

#3852010

#4712017

North Dakota (ND)

#1972009

#1822010

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Braylon a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Braylon is generally given to boys, reflecting its American origin and its strong, adventurous feel.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Braylon

Meaning: Broad valley, salmon, hill, lion, marsh
Origin: AmericanBraylen
Braylin
Braylan
Braelyn
Brailon

Braylon in Famous People Names

Braylon Edwards (Football Player, 1983): A former NFL wide receiver, best known for his time with the Cleveland Browns.
Braylon Sanders (Football Player, 1999): An NFL wide receiver who played college football at the University of Mississippi.
Braylon Rayson (Basketball Player, 1994): Plays professionally in the National Basketball League of Canada.
Braylon Jackson (Musician, 1985): An independent artist known for his contributions to the underground hip-hop scene.

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Braylon Name Meaning