Boys' name · since 1972
Brantly
859 babies named Brantly in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 859
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
859 babies have been named Brantly since 1972, making it today's #12344 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brantly has been recorded 859 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #12344 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 859 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brantly ranks #5,652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 859 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 859
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brantly's 859 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brantly compares
859 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Brantly's all-time total is 133% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brantly | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 859 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brantly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brantly splits its recorded history at 2006: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brantly popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brantly popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Brantly as girls' name)
Brantly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (512 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Brantly's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Brantly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 111
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
512 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 512 births (60% of all-time use).
How Brantly 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 Brantly's total volume
Brantly by state
Where Brantly concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 19 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.7% |
35 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Brantly appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brantly's data
- Brantly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (512 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brantlys (35 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 Brantly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Brantly 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.