Brantley

Boy name

Brantley has been given to 32,435 babies in the U.S. since 1893. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #499 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈbræn.tli/

Anglicized from Alemannic German Brändle, Brändli, "firebrand."

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

32,435

Peak year

2014 (3,399 babies)

Rank in 2025

#499 for boys

First recorded

1893

10-year trend

▼ -82%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Brantley.

32,439 babies since 2000

32,795 babies since 1902

32,956 babies since 1880

31,684 babies since 1891

33,942 babies since 1912

34,052 babies since 1985

34,095 babies since 1955

30,318 babies since 1921

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