Fun Facts About the Name Braley
- 327 babies named Braley: U.S. records list 327 babies given the name Braley from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 boys received the name Braley - about 1 boy for every 29 girls.
What Does the Name Braley Mean?
Braley is an English surname now also used as a given name; its established surname meaning is 'woodland clearing.' It is generally treated as a variant spelling of Brayley, a habitational name from a place in Devon, England. The second element of that place name is Old English lēah, 'woodland clearing' or 'glade.' The first element is less certain; it is often explained as Old English bræc, 'land broken up by ploughing,' which would give the sense 'clearing in broken land.'
Braley Name History & Origins
The surname is an English habitational name. A family identified itself by the place it came from - Brayley in Devon - and the place name became a hereditary surname as descendants moved away. Braley is a simplified spelling of Brayley, differing mainly by the dropped y after the a.
As a first name, Braley is a transferred use of the surname. Its background is the English place name and family name, not a separate older given-name tradition. It is used in English-speaking countries, including the United States.
How Popular is the Name Braley?
Braley has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #5,573 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,321 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #15,635 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,572 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #15,690 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,069 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #15,504 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,209 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #11,583 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,359 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #13,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,581 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,556 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #8,666 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #15,278 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #5,573 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #6,690 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #6,855 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #7,469 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #8,162 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,935 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #10,248 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #10,826 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,558 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #6,748 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #13,764 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,971 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #10,488 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,905 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,658 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #11,961 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #12,391 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,099 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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