Brantley

Meaning: Firebrand
Origin: Alemannic German

Boy's name · #499 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Brantley reached #119 in 2013 and has eased to #499 since. In just three years its births jumped from about 140 in 2009 to 2,600 in 2012 — the years country singer Brantley Gilbert broke through.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#708 in Canada (2024).

Famous Brantleys

Brantley Gilbert — American country music singer (born 1985)
Brantley York — President of Duke University
Brantley Starr — U.S. federal judge
Brantley Coile — American businessman

Similar names: Ryland · Branson · Westley · Paxton · Bentley · Oakley

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