Total births
287
Girls' name · since 2002
Brayley
287 babies named Brayley in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9333
- among girls today
- 287
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Brayley currently ranks #9333 among girls' names in America, with 287 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Brayley recorded 287 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #9333 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #9333 among girls today
- 287 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Brayley is currently the #9333 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 287 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9333
- among girls today
- 287
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Brayley vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9333
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Brayley was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
20 babies were named Brayley in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Brayley compares
287 44th percentile among 17,726 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
Brayley's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brayley | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 287 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Brayley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brayley's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brayley at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,333
Active since
2002
Brayley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Brayley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brayley's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brayley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brayley? ▼
Brayley has been given to 287 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9333 as of the latest data. 20 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Brayley most popular? ▼
Brayley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Brayley been used? ▼
Brayley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Brayley? ▼
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 Brayley's data
- Brayley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brayley
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brayley
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Brandi Girl
#4318 101,906 births
Brandie Girl
#12356 15,839 births
Braelyn Girl
#1074 10,972 births
Braelynn Girl
#810 9,829 births
Compare Brayley side by side: Brayley vs Brandy Brayley vs Brandi Brayley vs Brandie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brayley: #9333 Girls' Name - 287 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brayley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brayley 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 July 2026.