Recorded 1998–2021 Boys' name Peak 2011 53 births

Brawley — boys' name

53 babies named Brawley in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s72010s332020s7
2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Brawley was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Brawley in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brawley

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Brawley between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brawley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brawley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brawley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brawley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brawley at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

53

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brawley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 20212018201720142013201120081998 6

Brawley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 62% of Brawley's all-time total
1990s62000s72010s332020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brawley?
53 babies have been named Brawley since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Brawley most popular?
Brawley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brawley been used?
Brawley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brawley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.