Girl’s name · American English, English

Brayleigh

How to say it: BRAY-lee · /ˈbreɪli/

Modern American invention from Bray + -leigh - surname-style coinage with no historic meaning.

Brayleigh was the 1,111th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 62 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 66% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,636 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,111for girls in 2025
1 in 20,092US babies
62born in 2025
#1,636projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brayleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,111
Babies born in 202562
Share of births1 in 20,092
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−66%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,636

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Brayleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 87 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Bray
  • Bree
  • Leigh

Honouring a Brayleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brayleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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