Bretley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bretley

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Bretley between 1959 and 2015, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bretley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bretley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bretley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bretley 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 37 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.