girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Brielle

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #143 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

Brielle is a modern English feminine given name, a short form of the French name Gabrielle.

Rank 2025
#143
among girls · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,071
named Brielle · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 776
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
2,939 babies
All-time total
49,835
#590 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Brielle popularity over time

49,835 babies have been named Brielle since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 64 – 64 6 – #3,794
1980s 635 – 635 64 +892% #1,137
1990s 2,814 – 2,814 281 +343% #615
2000s 6,589 – 6,589 659 +134% #245
2010s 26,053 – 26,053 2,605 +295% #99
2020s (to 2025) 13,675 5 13,680 2,280 -12% #100

Where Brielle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,985 1.23 #148
2027 1,914 1.19 #157
2028 1,856 1.15 #160
2029 1,809 1.13 #168
2030 1,769 1.10 #174

Where Brielle is most popular

Girls named Brielle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.35 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Delaware.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brielle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 45 3.42 +153%
Rhode Island 39 3.11 +131%
Delaware 35 3.09 +128%
District of Columbia 36 3.04 +125%
Alaska 25 2.90 +115%
South Dakota 41 2.87 +113%
Nevada 117 2.52 +86%
Maryland 257 2.43 +80%
New Hampshire 44 2.38 +76%
South Carolina 214 2.38 +76%
New Jersey 420 2.33 +72%
Louisiana 202 2.31 +71%
New Mexico 56 2.30 +70%
Connecticut 127 2.18 +62%
Hawaii 25 2.18 +61%
Michigan 392 2.15 +59%
Idaho 70 2.09 +55%
Montana 27 1.99 +48%
Arizona 279 1.99 +47%
Florida 839 1.96 +45%
Georgia 444 1.95 +45%
Utah 158 1.90 +41%
Virginia 320 1.88 +39%
Wisconsin 193 1.87 +39%
Minnesota 198 1.83 +36%
Pennsylvania 431 1.82 +35%
Nebraska 63 1.75 +30%
Mississippi 80 1.71 +27%
Massachusetts 206 1.70 +26%
Missouri 194 1.61 +19%
Indiana 224 1.60 +18%
Ohio 377 1.59 +18%
Arkansas 83 1.57 +16%
New York 615 1.55 +15%
North Carolina 353 1.55 +15%
Tennessee 234 1.48 +9%
California 1,174 1.40 ≈ national
Iowa 81 1.39 ≈ national
Washington 200 1.38 ≈ national
Illinois 316 1.38 ≈ national
Oklahoma 99 1.35 ≈ national
Kansas 75 1.30 ≈ national
Colorado 142 1.27 -6%
Alabama 119 1.27 -6%
Texas 1,016 1.26 -6%
Oregon 82 1.26 -7%
Kentucky 101 1.18 -13%
West Virginia 25 0.954 -29%
Maine 7 0.453 -66%
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brielle

Brielle is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #143 in 2025 with 2,071 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 49,835 American babies have been named Brielle. Its peak came in 2018, when 2,939 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brielle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brielle?

The median living Brielle is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 49 thousand people named Brielle are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brielle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,071 #143 – –
2024 2,033 #144 – –
2023 2,076 #134 – –
2022 2,396 #117 5 #12,637
2021 2,381 #118 – –
2020 2,718 #100 – –
2019 2,770 #101 – –
2018 2,939 #99 – –
2017 2,900 #101 – –
2016 2,664 #121 – –
2015 2,539 #128 – –
2014 2,654 #118 – –
2013 2,690 #117 – –
2012 2,772 #111 – –
2011 2,504 #126 – –
2010 1,621 #191 – –
2009 1,349 #245 – –
2008 984 #338 – –
2007 792 #413 – –
2006 688 #460 – –
2005 656 #463 – –
2004 602 #488 – –
2003 463 #592 – –
2002 349 #711 – –
2001 374 #670 – –
2000 332 #703 – –
1995 274 #743 – –
1990 166 #1,067 – –
1985 61 #1,835 – –
1980 21 #3,734 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brielle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brielle?

The median living Brielle is about 9 years old. Half of all living Brielles are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Brielle are alive today?

An estimated 49 thousand people named Brielle are alive in the United States, based on 49,835 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brielle mean?

Brielle is a modern English feminine given name, a short form of the French name Gabrielle.

How popular is the name Brielle in 2025?

Brielle ranked #143 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,071 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brielle?

49,835 babies have been named Brielle in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brielle most popular?

Brielle peaked in 2018, when 2,939 newborns received the name.

Is Brielle a boy or girl name?

Brielle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brielle rising or falling?

Brielle is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brielle become more popular?

Brielle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,769 girls named Brielle in 2030, which would rank around #174. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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