How popular is the name Brantley?

Brantley ranks 585th among boys' names in US records, with 35,313 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 19,214.

Is Brantley a unisex name?

No. Brantley is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2014, when 3,709 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Brantlee, Brantly, Brantleigh. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#585 of boy names

Pronounced B R AE1 N T L IY0 (ARPABET)

Brantley is a boys' name, and first appears in 1893. It has been given to 35,313 children — the 585th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 57% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2014, when 3,709 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Brantlee, Brantly and Brantleigh — because they are pronounced identically.

2014Boys: 3,709Girls: 82

These spellings sound identical to Brantley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brantley?: Brantley ranks 585th among boys' names in US records, with 35,313 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 19,214.
Is Brantley a unisex name?: No. Brantley is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brantley most popular?: 2014, when 3,709 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Brantley spelled?: Brantlee, Brantly, Brantleigh. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.