Boys' name · since 1959

Bretley

37 babies named Bretley in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,240 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1959
2010s
peak decade

Bretley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1959.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bretley has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2015.

  • #24,240 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 37 born since 1959
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bretley ranks #24,240 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,240 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1959
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bretley's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bretley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bretley's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bretley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
4681012 19592011201320142015 8

Bretley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 86% of the file).

2010s was Bretley's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.

Bretley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (86% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bretley? ▼
37 babies have been named Bretley since 1959. All-time, it sits at #24,240 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
Where does Bretley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bretley ranks #24,240 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bretley most popular? ▼
Bretley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Bretley been used? ▼
Bretley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 57 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Bretley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bretley: 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, 1959–2015 (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 Bretley 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.