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girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Braylee

Meaning A female given name originating as a coinage Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,348 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#1,348
among girls · ↓170 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
164
named Braylee · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,800
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
587 babies
All-time total
6,924
#2,098 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Braylee popularity over time

6,924 babies have been named Braylee since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 94 – 94 9 – #3,324
2000s 1,013 8 1,021 102 +986% #1,037
2010s 4,369 67 4,436 444 +334% #536
2020s (to 2025) 1,366 7 1,373 229 -48% #903

Where Braylee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 151 0.09 outside top 500
2027 141 0.09 outside top 500
2028 133 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 121 0.08 outside top 500

Where Braylee is most popular

Girls named Braylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.132 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Braylee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 17 0.649 +390%
Kentucky 49 0.573 +333%
Arkansas 30 0.568 +329%
Oklahoma 38 0.516 +290%
Alabama 33 0.351 +166%
Tennessee 52 0.328 +148%
Louisiana 26 0.297 +124%
Mississippi 13 0.278 +110%
Georgia 58 0.255 +93%
Indiana 35 0.249 +88%
Missouri 30 0.249 +88%
South Carolina 21 0.234 +76%
Ohio 49 0.207 +56%
North Carolina 42 0.184 +39%
Texas 126 0.157 +18%
Utah 11 0.132 ≈ national
Kansas 7 0.121 -8%
Michigan 20 0.110 -17%
Florida 46 0.108 -19%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -20%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -27%
Maryland 10 0.094 -29%
Arizona 13 0.093 -30%
Virginia 6 0.035 -73%
Illinois 5 0.022 -84%
New York 5 0.013 -90%
California 9 0.011 -92%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Braylee

Braylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,348 in 2025 with 164 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 6,924 American babies have been named Braylee. Its peak came in 2014, when 587 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Braylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Braylee?

The median living Braylee is about 10 years old; half are between 7 and 13. An estimated 6,900 people named Braylee are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Braylee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 164 #1,348 – –
2024 204 #1,178 – –
2023 216 #1,126 – –
2022 219 #1,121 – –
2021 271 #958 – –
2020 292 #903 7 #9,712
2019 326 #832 5 #12,415
2018 347 #788 5 #12,439
2017 423 #690 – –
2016 484 #618 7 #9,815
2015 553 #561 9 #8,127
2014 580 #536 7 #9,776
2013 512 #566 7 #9,785
2012 556 #539 13 #6,358
2011 338 #801 8 #8,865
2010 250 #1,005 6 #10,946
2009 251 #1,037 8 #9,091
2008 176 #1,369 – –
2007 143 #1,582 – –
2006 102 #1,963 – –
2005 100 #1,926 – –
2004 80 #2,208 – –
2003 47 #3,140 – –
2002 51 #2,896 – –
2001 38 #3,496 – –
2000 25 #4,672 – –
1995 8 #9,683 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Braylee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Braylee?

The median living Braylee is about 10 years old. Half of all living Braylees are between 7 and 13 years old.

How many people named Braylee are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Braylee are alive in the United States, based on 6,924 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Braylee mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Braylee in 2025?

Braylee ranked #1,348 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 164 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Braylee?

6,924 babies have been named Braylee in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Braylee most popular?

Braylee peaked in 2014, when 587 newborns received the name.

Is Braylee a boy or girl name?

Braylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Braylee rising or falling?

Braylee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Braylee become more popular?

Braylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 121 girls named Braylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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