Girls' name · since 1993

Braylee

Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 6,842 babies named Braylee, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,098 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,351 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,842
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

6,842 babies have been named Braylee since 1993, making it today's #1351 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Braylee recorded 6,842 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #1351 nationally today, ahead of 92% 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 1993 to 2025.

  • #2,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,351 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 6,842 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylee ranks #2,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,351 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,842 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#2,098 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,351 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,842
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%92.1%
Braylee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Braylee's 6,842 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Braylee compares

6,842 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Braylee's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Braylee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 6,842 376 567,345
Peak-year births 580 21 19,840

Braylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Braylee's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 580, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Braylee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
580
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
0200400600800 199319982002200620102014201820222025 164

Braylee popularity over time - boys

82 total births recorded since 2009 (Braylee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 82 births
468101214 20092010201120122013201420152016201820192020 7

Braylee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (4,369 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Braylee's strongest decade.

4,369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Braylee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,369 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Braylee 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 Braylee's total volume

Braylee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 16.9%-38, 6.6%-116, 4.3%-73, 10.7%-80, 3.7%-67, 5.2%-141, 32.7%-71, 4.6%-111, 2.8%-140, 3.4%-32, 8.7%-69, 5.2%-56, 7.8%-45, 6.5%-70, 6.3%Braylee-33, 8.5%Braylee
Braylee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Braylee by state

Where Braylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Braylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
859 12.6%
#2 Georgia
396 5.8%
#3 Oklahoma
333 4.9%
#4 Ohio
320 4.7%
#5 Tennessee
316 4.6%
#6 Indiana
261 3.8%
#7 Kentucky
249 3.6%
#8 North Carolina
225 3.3%
Texas share of Braylee's total US births 12.6%
Even split

859 of 6,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Braylee appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braylee?
Braylee has been given to 6,842 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,098 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,351 of 17,297. 580 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Braylee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylee ranks #2,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,351 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Braylee most popular?
Braylee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,369 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Braylee most popular?
The top states for the name Braylee are Texas (859 births), Georgia (396 births), Oklahoma (333 births).
How long has the name Braylee been used?
Braylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Braylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandi, Brandie, Braelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Braylee's data

  • Braylee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,369 total births); usage has since declined to 1,366 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Braylees (859 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.

Keep exploring Braylee

Nearby Names Like Braylee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Braylee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Braylee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Braylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Braylee 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.