Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Braley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 327
- 11 boys · 316 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,321 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,321 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 414 as a first name in 2020; 3,648 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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