Braylee
Girl name · #1351 in 2025 · Very rare
Braylee is currently the #1351 girl name in the United States — 164 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #561, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 10,976 girls born in 2025 was named Braylee.
The 32-year story
Braylee first appears in the Social Security records in 1993, when 12 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 580 girls were named Braylee — good for #536 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Braylee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Braylee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Braylee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Braylee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Braylee is most common
State-level data for Braylee is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Braylee
Statistically, parents drawn to Braylee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Brinlee, Preslee, Brylee, Kynlee, and Annalee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Braylee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | #1348 |
| 2024 | 204 | #1175 |
| 2023 | 216 | #1125 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1120 |
| 2021 | 271 | #958 |
| 2020 | 292 | #902 |
| 2019 | 326 | #832 |
| 2018 | 347 | #786 |
| 2017 | 423 | #689 |
| 2016 | 484 | #618 |
| 2015 | 553 | #561 |
| 2014 | 580 | #536 |
| 2013 | 512 | #566 |
| 2012 | 556 | #539 |
| 2011 | 338 | #801 |
| 2010 | 250 | #1004 |
| 2009 | 251 | #1037 |
| 2008 | 176 | #1368 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1579 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1961 |
| 2005 | 100 | #1924 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2204 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3131 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2888 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3486 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Braylee a popular girl name?
Braylee ranked #1351 among girls in 2025 with 164 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #561.
When was the name Braylee most popular?
Braylee peaked in 2014, when 580 American girls received the name (ranked #536 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Braylee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 10,976 newborn American girls was named Braylee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.