US rank #2335 Girls' name Peak 2017 2,382 births

Brayleigh — #2335 US girls' name

2,382 babies named Brayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s2252010s15272020s625
#2335
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Brayleigh was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

197 babies were named Brayleigh in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brayleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,382 babies named Brayleigh between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brayleigh currently holds the #2335 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 197 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brayleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,527 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brayleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 248 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Brayleigh in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brayleigh 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 2,382 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.

Brayleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,382

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2017

197 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,335

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brayleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
197
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Brayleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,527 births that decade — 64% of Brayleigh's all-time total
1990s52000s2252010s15272020s625

Brayleigh by state

Where Brayleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brayleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
248 10.4%
#2 Georgia
141 5.9%
#3 Tennessee
124 5.2%
#4 North Carolina
105 4.4%
#5 Louisiana
103 4.3%
#6 Alabama
100 4.2%
#7 Indiana
97 4.1%
#8 Ohio
96 4.0%
Texas share of Brayleigh's total US births 10.4%
Even split

248 of 2,382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Brayleigh appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brayleigh?
2,382 babies have been named Brayleigh since 1999. It currently ranks #2335 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 197 births.
When was Brayleigh most popular?
Brayleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,527 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Brayleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Brayleigh are Texas (248 births), Georgia (141 births), Tennessee (124 births).
How long has the name Brayleigh been used?
Brayleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brayleigh?
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.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.