Boy name
Brantley
Brantley holds the #499 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 606 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #233 in 2020 to #499 today. Its strongest year on record was 2013 (#119 nationally, 3,193 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1893. The name's biggest fan base is in West Virginia (#113 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#499
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#119
in 2013 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
606
boys named Brantley
Brantley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Brantley is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#113), Mississippi (#201), Kentucky (#227)
Uniqueness score
41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brantley in the most recent year of SSA data.