Total births
114
Girls' name · since 1980
Brookley
Brookley has 114 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 114
- total births
- 1980–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
114 girls have been named Brookley since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brookley has 114 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.
- 114 total births
- 1980–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
114 girls have been named Brookley since 1980, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 114
- total births
- 1980–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Brookley was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
16 babies were named Brookley in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Brookley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brookley's full recorded timeline at 2012, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brookley at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Brookley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Brookley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brookley's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Brookley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (55% of all-time use).
Brookley by state
Where Brookley concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 4.4% |
Alabama share of Brookley's total US births 4.4%
5 of 114 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brookley? ▼
114 babies have been named Brookley since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Brookley most popular? ▼
Brookley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Brookley most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Brookley are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Brookley been used? ▼
Records for Brookley go back to 1980, giving 44 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Brookley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brook, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Brookley's data
- Brookley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Brookleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brookley
Nearby Names Like Brookley
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brookley
Brooke Girl
#308 198,491 births
Brooklyn Girl
#107 125,197 births
Brooklynn Girl
#469 38,132 births
Brook Girl
#5470 10,630 births
Bronwyn Girl
#3533 3,729 births
Compare Brookley side by side: Brookley vs Brooke Brookley vs Brooklyn Brookley vs Brooklynn
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brookley: Baby Name Since 1980 - 114 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brookley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brookley 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 July 2026.