Braley
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Braley by the numbers
Braley was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Braley
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Braley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bryley19 in the US (2017)
- Bralen7 in the US (2017)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Bradleebroad clearing; a form of Bradley78 in the US (2017)
- Bayleybailiff, steward; spelling variant of Bailey75 in the US (2017)
- Baxleybadger clearing; a surname used as a given name8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Braley
Names that are said the same way as Braley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Brayleighbroad meadow; a modern spelling variant of Bradley193 in the US (2017)
- Braileyhillside clearing; a variant of Brayley or Bailey44 in the US (2017)
- Brayleyhillside clearing; a form of Bray20 in the US (2017)
- Brawleymeadow where grass is mown6 in the US (2017)
- Braylee418 in the US (2017)
- Braleigh36 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Braley
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