Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Brayleigh

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,756 Trend ↓ Falling 46%
Rank 2025
#2,756
among girls · ↓426 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Brayleigh · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
197 babies
All-time total
2,445
#4,109 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Brayleigh popularity over time

2,445 babies have been named Brayleigh since 1999, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 5 1 – #14,732
2000s 225 23 +4400% #2,856
2010s 1,528 153 +579% #1,220
2020s (to 2025) 687 115 -25% #1,386

Where Brayleigh 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 55 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 40 0.03 outside top 500

Where Brayleigh is most popular

Girls named Brayleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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 Brayleigh 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
Louisiana 28 0.320 +374%
Mississippi 13 0.278 +312%
Alabama 22 0.234 +248%
Kentucky 18 0.210 +212%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +200%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +181%
North Carolina 35 0.154 +128%
Ohio 31 0.131 +94%
Georgia 21 0.092 +37%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 +21%
Texas 64 0.080 +18%
Indiana 11 0.078 +16%
South Carolina 6 0.067 ≈ national
Florida 11 0.026 -62%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Brayleigh

Brayleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,756 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 2,445 American babies have been named Brayleigh. Its peak came in 2017, when 197 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 Brayleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brayleigh?

The median living Brayleigh is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 12. An estimated 2,400 people named Brayleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Brayleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 62 #2,756
2024 79 #2,330
2023 116 #1,762
2022 132 #1,603
2021 158 #1,386
2020 140 #1,518
2019 171 #1,332
2018 178 #1,284
2017 197 #1,220
2016 168 #1,388
2015 175 #1,354
2014 185 #1,289
2013 134 #1,604
2012 138 #1,576
2011 89 #2,147
2010 93 #2,121
2009 61 #2,856
2008 41 #3,876
2007 32 #4,582
2006 22 #5,949
2005 12 #8,988
2004 15 #7,458
2003 15 #7,266
2002 11 #8,942
2001 10 #9,470
2000 6 #13,407
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brayleigh?

The median living Brayleigh is about 8 years old. Half of all living Brayleighs are between 5 and 12 years old.

How many people named Brayleigh are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Brayleigh are alive in the United States, based on 2,445 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brayleigh in 2025?

Brayleigh ranked #2,756 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brayleigh?

2,445 babies have been named Brayleigh in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brayleigh most popular?

Brayleigh peaked in 2017, when 197 newborns received the name.

Is Brayleigh a boy or girl name?

Brayleigh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brayleigh rising or falling?

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

Will Brayleigh become more popular?

Brayleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Brayleigh 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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