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Brantley

Boy

Meaning of Brantley: English: 'burnt meadow'

Brantley is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 509th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#509

614 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

32,435

First recorded 1893 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 48 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 96 babies1989: 87 babies1990: 75 babies19901991: 62 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 73 babies1994: 89 babies1995: 74 babies1996: 75 babies1997: 105 babies1998: 90 babies1999: 89 babies2000: 110 babies20002001: 99 babies2002: 84 babies2003: 109 babies2004: 90 babies2005: 119 babies2006: 116 babies2007: 112 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 152 babies2010: 339 babies20102011: 1,018 babies2012: 2,636 babies2013: 3,234 babies2014: 3,399 babies2015: 3,362 babies2016: 2,646 babies2017: 2,365 babies2018: 2,130 babies2019: 1,682 babies2020: 1,597 babies20202021: 1,313 babies2022: 1,091 babies2023: 911 babies2024: 650 babies2025: 614 babies
US babies named Brantley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,399.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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