Unisex name · since 1957
Brentley
Brentley has 4,244 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,244
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,244 babies have been named Brentley since 1957, making it today's #2008 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Brentley recorded 4,244 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #2008 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #1,996 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,244 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentley ranks #1,996 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,244 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,244
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brentley's 4,244 recorded births place it above 95.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brentley compares
4,244 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Brentley's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brentley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,244 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 413 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brentley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brentley's full recorded timeline at 1991, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 413 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brentley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 413
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Brentley popularity over time - girls
304 total births recorded since 1989 (Brentley as girls' name)
Brentley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,787 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Brentley's strongest decade.
2,787 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Brentley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 138
1990s
138 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,787 births
- 2020s 747
2020s
747 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,787 births (66% of all-time use).
How Brentley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brentley's total volume
Brentley by state
Where Brentley concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 243 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 233 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 217 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 199 | 4.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 198 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 194 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 193 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 149 | 3.5% |
243 of 4,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Brentley appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brentley's data
- Brentley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,787 total births); usage has since declined to 747 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brentleys (243 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 Brentley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Brentley 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.