Marshy meadow or hillside clearing
Braylea is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the surname-derived Bray with the popular suffix -lea. It combines the Old English elements 'breg' (hill or hillside) or 'brai' (marsh) with 'leah' (meadow or clearing).
Less common today
Braylea isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,129 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
