How Many People Are Named Brettley?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Brettley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Brettley peaked in popularity in 2013 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brettley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brettley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brettley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2013
10 births
Total Registered
48
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brettley
Brettley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 48 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brettley as a male name
Ranked #12,441 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 2013 (10 births)
Brettley: Popularity Over Time
Brettley by Decade
How has Brettley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48 | 48 | 0 | |
Brettley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brettley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brettley
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brettley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brettley?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Brettley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Brettley a common name?
Brettley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 48 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brettley most popular?
Brettley reached peak popularity in 2013, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brettley is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brettley a male name?
Brettley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brettley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brettley Smith, Brettley Johnson, Brettley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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