Girls' name · since 1997
Brenley
1,031 babies named Brenley in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,031
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brenley is the #5333 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,031 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Brenley recorded 1,031 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #5333 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #7,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,333 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,031 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenley ranks #7,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,333 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,031 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,031
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenley's 1,031 recorded births place it above 89.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brenley compares
1,031 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Brenley's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,031 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brenley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brenley splits its recorded history at 2011: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brenley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Brenley popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 2008 (Brenley as boys' name)
Brenley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (539 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brenley's strongest decade.
539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brenley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
539 births
- 2020s
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 539 births (52% of all-time use).
How Brenley 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 Brenley's total volume
Brenley by state
Where Brenley concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
94 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brenley appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brenley's data
- Brenley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (539 total births) through the 2020s (238) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brenleys (94 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 Brenley: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Brenley 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.