Nameling

Braxley

Gender
Mostly boys
Say it
BRAKS-lee
Origin
Modern
US rank, 2025
#6,140 for boys

Braxley is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).

Where does Braxley come from?

Modern: blend of Braxton and the -ley ending

Is Braxley a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Braxley has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US.

How popular is Braxley in the US?

Rank in 2025
#6,140among boys
Babies in 2025
14about 1 in 120,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 33% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Braxley, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.

Half of all the boys named Braxley in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

2012Busiest: 38 in 20182025
Braxley in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202514#6,140
202411#7,252
202328#3,880
202228#3,876
202113#6,330
202019#4,851
201922#4,476
201838#3,053
201721#4,590
20166#10,739
201510#7,486
20140–
201311#7,021
20125#12,267

Nicknames for Braxley

Names like Braxley

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Brecken Braylen Kayden Kyaire Cassian Rayden Finley Brayden Finnegan Callan Brody Raiden

Names related to Braxley

Brixley Brexley Braxlee

More Modern names

Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn

Every Modern name

Sources

Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Braxley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braxley, updated 20 October 2026.