How popular is the baby name Jabraylin in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Jabraylin.

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Popularity of the baby name Jabraylin


Posts that mention the name Jabraylin

Where did the baby name Jabraylin come from in 2013?

High school football player Ja'Braylin Thomas
Ja’Braylin Thomas

The rare name Jabraylin popped up in the U.S. baby name data for the first and only time in 2013:

  • 2015: unlisted
  • 2014: unlisted
  • 2013: 8 baby boys named Jabraylin [debut]
  • 2012: unlisted
  • 2011: unlisted

Why?

There may not be a reason. The name may have emerged naturally as a respelling of Jabraylon or Jabraylen, both of which had previously appeared in the data.

That said, if there is an influence, it could be high school football player Ja’Braylin Thomas — a 6-foot-6, 320-pound offensive tackle from small-town Texas. He was being recruited by college football programs during 2012, so his name was mentioned on several sports websites that year. (He ultimately opted for the University of Houston, though it looks like he didn’t play much once he got there.)

What are your thoughts on the name Ja’Braylin? How would you spell it?

P.S. The name Braylin (by itself) was given to 174 baby boys and 105 baby girls in 2013.

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Image: Screenshot of a Houston Athletics YouTube video

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]