Brantley
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning fire brand; a form of Brant.
Babies a year
2,347
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#499
down from #480
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Brantley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #122 |
| 2016 | #156 |
| 2017 | #168 |
| 2018 | #192 |
| 2019 | #225 |
| 2020 | #233 |
| 2021 | #268 |
| 2022 | #314 |
| 2023 | #365 |
| 2024 | #480 |
| 2025 | #499 |
Brantley by the numbers
Brantley was given to 2,347 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 3,346 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brantley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Brantley
Names that are said the same way as Brantley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Brantleigh8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean fire
Like Brantley, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
- Tysonone who was fiery; surname used as given name1,045 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brantley
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