Brantley
- #10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births
- #499 for boys in 2025, 606 births
- Given to boys 97.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2013 · 3,193 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 31,634since 1893
Brantley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Brantley has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #499 | 606 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #479 | 643 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #365 | 889 |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | #313 | 1,070 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #268 | 1,303 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #233 | 1,580 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #225 | 1,668 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | #192 | 2,107 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #168 | 2,338 |
| 2016 | #4,423 | 32 | #156 | 2,614 |
| 2015 | #3,059 | 55 | #122 | 3,307 |
| 2014 | #3,425 | 46 | #121 | 3,353 |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 | #119 | 3,193 |
| 2012 | #3,364 | 48 | #158 | 2,588 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #320 | 991 |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 28 | #735 | 311 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #1,278 | 137 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #1,594 | 99 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #1,576 | 99 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #1,562 | 94 |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | #1,514 | 94 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #1,687 | 76 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #1,410 | 94 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #1,723 | 67 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #1,441 | 86 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #1,429 | 86 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #1,545 | 72 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #1,475 | 75 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #1,326 | 85 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #1,517 | 66 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #1,491 | 64 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #1,362 | 73 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #1,420 | 67 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #1,572 | 56 |
| 1991 | — | #1,443 | 62 | |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | #1,409 | 63 |
| 1989 | — | #1,140 | 87 | |
| 1988 | — | #987 | 96 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,587 | 44 | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #1,698 | 36 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #1,656 | 35 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #1,596 | 38 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #1,899 | 29 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #1,593 | 37 |
| 1979 | — | #1,670 | 34 | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #1,570 | 36 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #1,823 | 28 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #2,709 | 15 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,658 | 30 |
| 1974 | — | #1,582 | 31 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,819 | 24 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #1,862 | 23 |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,720 | 21 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,035 | 16 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,858 | 19 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,837 | 19 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,798 | 9 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,764 | 9 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,592 | 10 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,758 | 18 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,182 | 12 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,083 | 12 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,332 | 10 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,313 | 13 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
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| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1893
The first year at least five boys were named Brantley! It came in at #1,035, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Brantley is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- West Virginia#113 · 1 in 362
- Mississippi#201 · 1 in 722
- Kentucky#227 · 1 in 856
- Alabama#238 · 1 in 936
- Pennsylvania#261 · 1 in 1,161
Best ever in a state: #12 in West Virginia, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #113 | 17 | 1 in 362 |
| Mississippi | #201 | 15 | 1 in 722 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 24 | 1 in 856 |
| Alabama | #238 | 23 | 1 in 936 |
| Pennsylvania | #261 | 45 | 1 in 1,161 |
| South Carolina | #265 | 21 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Georgia | #315 | 39 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Indiana | #338 | 22 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Virginia | #343 | 24 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Missouri | #346 | 18 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Ohio | #363 | 30 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Michigan | #375 | 23 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Louisiana | #376 | 13 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Idaho | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Florida | #378 | 51 | 1 in 1,873 |
| Kansas | #386 | 9 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Tennessee | #410 | 19 | 1 in 1,935 |
| Wisconsin | #411 | 12 | 1 in 1,953 |
| North Carolina | #416 | 26 | 1 in 1,980 |
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Colorado | #501 | 11 | 1 in 2,441 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Washington | #576 | 12 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Arizona | #634 | 10 | 1 in 3,272 |
| Illinois | #677 | 13 | 1 in 3,812 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Texas | #892 | 28 | 1 in 6,252 |
| New Jersey | #1,022 | 5 | 1 in 7,953 |
| New York | #1,297 | 8 | 1 in 10,553 |
| California | #1,582 | 10 | 1 in 17,547 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Brantley
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 266 spots since 2020 (#233 → #499)
- Biggest jump: 600 spots in 1988
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1989
Rise & fade · boys
120 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 2013 at #119 (3,193 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2010–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 573
- Highest: 1 in 573 boys born in 2014 were named Brantley (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,819 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #119 in 2013, was only 1 in 592 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 71.0% of all boys named Brantley (22,470) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | #1,035 (1893) | #1,055 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 66 | #1,421 (1910) | #2,569 |
| 1920s | 99 | #1,981 (1926) | #2,903 |
| 1930s | 109 | #1,801 (1936) | #2,347 |
| 1940s | 119 | #1,758 (1948) | #2,192 |
| 1950s | 141 | #1,593 (1958) | #2,219 |
| 1960s | 177 | #1,478 (1968) | #2,011 |
| 1970s | 269 | #1,570 (1978) | #1,830 |
| 1980s | 468 | #987 (1988) | #1,579 |
| 1990s | 683 | #1,326 (1997) | #1,456 |
| 2000s | 932 | #1,278 (2009) | #1,521 |
| 2010s | 22,470 | #119 (2013) | #232 |
| 2020s | 6,091 | #233 (2020) | #360 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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