Boys' name · since 1893
Brantley
Brantley has 31,634 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,634
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brantley currently ranks #500 among boys' names in America, with 31,634 babies recorded since 1893.
Brantley has 31,634 recorded births among boys since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #500 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #664 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #500 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31,634 born since 1893
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brantley ranks #664 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #500 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31,634 born since 1893, peaking in the 2010s.
- #664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,634
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brantley's 31,634 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Brantley compares
31,634 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Brantley's all-time total is 86x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brantley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,634 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,353 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brantley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brantley's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 3,353, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brantley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 3,353
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Brantley popularity over time - girls
801 total births recorded since 1971 (Brantley as girls' name)
Brantley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22,470 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Brantley's strongest decade.
22,470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Brantley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s 66
1910s
66 births
- 1920s 99
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 109
1930s
109 births
- 1940s 119
1940s
119 births
- 1950s 141
1950s
141 births
- 1960s 177
1960s
177 births
- 1970s 269
1970s
269 births
- 1980s 468
1980s
468 births
- 1990s 683
1990s
683 births
- 2000s 932
2000s
932 births
- 2010s
2010s
22,470 births
- 2020s 6,091
2020s
6,091 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22,470 births (71% of all-time use).
How Brantley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brantley's total volume
Brantley by state
Where Brantley concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 2,085 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 2,019 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,904 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,902 | 6.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,726 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 1,348 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,336 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,220 | 3.9% |
2,085 of 31,634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Brantley appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brantley's data
- Brantley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (22,470 total births); usage has since declined to 6,091 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Brantleys (2,085 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Brantley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Brantley 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.