Girls' name · since 1999
Brayleigh
Brayleigh has 2,445 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,445
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brayleigh is the #2771 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,445 recorded since 1999.
Brayleigh has 2,445 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2771 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #4,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,771 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,445 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayleigh ranks #4,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,771 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,445 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,771 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,445
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brayleigh's 2,445 recorded births place it above 94.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brayleigh compares
2,445 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Brayleigh's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brayleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,445 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brayleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brayleigh's full recorded timeline at 2012, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 197 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brayleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Brayleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,528 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Brayleigh's strongest decade.
1,528 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Brayleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 225
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,528 births
- 2020s
2020s
687 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,528 births (62% of all-time use).
How Brayleigh 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 Brayleigh's total volume
Brayleigh by state
Where Brayleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 254 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 146 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 124 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 113 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 103 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 101 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 100 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 97 | 4.0% |
254 of 2,445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Brayleigh appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brayleigh's data
- Brayleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,528 total births) through the 2020s (687) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brayleighs (254 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 Brayleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Brayleigh 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.