Girls' name · since 1994
Brailey
1,176 babies named Brailey in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,176
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brailey is the #8579 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,176 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Brailey recorded 1,176 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #8579 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #6,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,579 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,176 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brailey ranks #6,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,176 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,579 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,176
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brailey's 1,176 recorded births place it above 90.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brailey compares
1,176 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brailey's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brailey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,176 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brailey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brailey splits its recorded history at 2010: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brailey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brailey popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Brailey as boys' name)
Brailey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (578 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Brailey's strongest decade.
578 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Brailey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
400 births
- 2010s
2010s
578 births
- 2020s 132
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 578 births (49% of all-time use).
How Brailey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brailey's total volume
Brailey by state
Where Brailey concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 175 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
175 of 1,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brailey appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brailey's data
- Brailey's decade-level peak was the 2010s (578 total births); usage has since declined to 132 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braileys (175 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brailey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brailey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.