Is Brantly a boy or girl name?

Brantly is a boy’s name. Of the 864 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Brantly

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Brantly was most popular in 2013, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,422 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 864 people named Brantly.

Brantly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brantly’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brantly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brantly is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 864 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org