boy's name
Brantly
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 864
Brantly is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 103 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Brantly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 41 |
| 1990s | 111 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 517 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 58 |
How popular is Brantly?
In 2025, Brantly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brantly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brantly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brantly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brantly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brantly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brantly
How popular is the name Brantly?
In 2025, Brantly was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Brantly a girl's or a boy's name?
Brantly is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Brantly?
Brantly has 2 syllables.
When was Brantly most popular?
Brantly peaked in 2013, when 103 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Brantly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brantly currently ranks #12,045 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.