Girls' name · since 2000

Braylie

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 661 babies named Braylie, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,515 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
661
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Braylie is the #10515 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 661 recorded since 2000.

Social Security Administration records show Braylie recorded 661 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #10515 nationally today, ahead of 39% 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 2000 to 2025.

  • #9,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,515 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 661 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylie ranks #9,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,515 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 661 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,515 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
661
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%39.2%
Braylie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Braylie's 661 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Braylie compares

661 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Braylie's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Braylie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 661 376 567,345
Peak-year births 60 21 19,840

Braylie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Braylie's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Braylie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
60
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
020406080 2000200520092013201720212025 9

Braylie by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (422 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Braylie's strongest decade.

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

Braylie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (64% of all-time use).

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

How Braylie 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 Braylie's total volume

Braylie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 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 -44, 9.8%-51, 3.9%-27, 8.3%-117, 3%-30, 6.6%-34, 6.2%-42, 7.1%-32, 5.6%-126, 3.8%-50, 4.1%-107, 4.2%-88, 4.1%-50, 5.6%-43, 5.1%-25, 6.8%Braylie-26, 9.1%Braylie
Braylie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Braylie by state

Where Braylie concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Braylie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
74 11.2%
#2 Louisiana
16 2.4%
#3 Indiana
5 0.8%
#4 Tennessee
5 0.8%
Texas share of Braylie's total US births 11.2%
Even split

74 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braylie?
661 babies have been named Braylie since 2000. All-time, it sits at #9,893 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,515 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 60 births.
Where does Braylie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braylie ranks #9,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,515 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 Braylie most popular?
Braylie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 422 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Braylie most popular?
The top states for the name Braylie are Texas (74 births), Louisiana (16 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Braylie been used?
Braylie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Braylie?
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 Braylie's data

  • Braylie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Braylies (74 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 Braylie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Braylie: 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, 2000–2025 (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 Braylie 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.