Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Brantley name popularity since 1925
32,313 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brantley (2.5% girls, 97.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Brantley is about 11 years old in 2026. Brantley peaked in 2014 as the #121 name for boys, and it ranked #499 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,313
- Named Brantley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #499
- for boys in 2025 (606 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.5% boys
- 801 girls · 31,512 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 2.63× its national share
Peak year is the year Brantley made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brantley births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Brantley both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Brantley became 25× more common, from 1 in 14,500 baby boys to 1 in 573.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 61%, from 1 in 1,090 to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brantley's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brantley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brantley in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 53 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 109 | #1,938 |
| 1940s | 0 | 119 | #2,265 |
| 1950s | 0 | 141 | #2,790 |
| 1960s | 0 | 177 | #1,724 |
| 1970s | 30 | 269 | #1,662 |
| 1980s | 56 | 468 | #1,701 |
| 1990s | 113 | 683 | #1,492 |
| 2000s | 176 | 932 | #1,514 |
| 2010s | 341 | 22,470 | #122 |
| 2020–25 | 85 | 6,091 | #499 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
77.3% of babies named Brantley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Brantley is most popular
The index compares Brantley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brantley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2.63× | 1,406 |
| Georgia | 2.46× | 2,053 |
| Kentucky | 2.32× | 1,174 |
| South Carolina | 2.23× | 945 |
| West Virginia | 2.23× | 591 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brantley and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Brantley (this page) | 31,512 | 2014 |
| Brantlee | 2,363 | 2015 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brantley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brantley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brantley (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data