Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 2010 114 births

Brookley — girls' name

114 babies named Brookley in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s332010s632020s13
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.

What the Data Says About Brookley

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Brookley between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brookley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brookley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brookley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brookley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brookley 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 114 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.

Brookley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

114

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brookley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 202320192017201420112009200720031980 5

Brookley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 55% of Brookley's all-time total
1980s52000s332010s632020s13

Brookley by state

Where Brookley concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brookley
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?
Brookley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data 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.

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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, 1980–2023 (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.