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
Braylie's 661 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2012)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #10515 among girls.
661 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 60 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s 159
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (64% of all-time use).
Braylie decade highlights
- Peak decade 422 births
- Runner-up 159 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Braylie concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| 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% |
74 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 11.2% of nationwide
- Louisiana 2.4% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.8% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 11.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 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, 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.
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