Recorded 2010–2022 Girls' name Peak 2017 102 births

Brennley — girls' name

102 babies named Brennley in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s962020s6
2010s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Brennley was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

56 babies were named Brennley in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brennley

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Brennley between 2010 and 2022, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brennley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brennley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brennley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Brennley in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brennley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brennley at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

102

Since 2010

13 years of records

Peak year

2017

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2010

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brennley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2010

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
56
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
0204060 202220192018201720122010 7

Brennley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 94% of Brennley's all-time total
2010s962020s6

Brennley by state

Where Brennley concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brennley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 5.9%
#2 Michigan
5 4.9%
Texas share of Brennley's total US births 5.9%
Even split

6 of 102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brennley?
102 babies have been named Brennley since 2010. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 56 births.
When was Brennley most popular?
Brennley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Brennley most popular?
The top states for the name Brennley are Texas (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Brennley been used?
Brennley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 13 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brennley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.