Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2009

Briley

Meaning Uncertain Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #2,199 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

Uncertain. Possibly a variant of Brierley.

Rank 2025
#2,199
among girls · ↓270 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
94
named Briley · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
562 babies
All-time total
7,950
#2,141 all-time among girls
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Briley popularity over time

7,950 babies have been named Briley since 1982, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1980s 42 – 42 4 – #7,435
1990s 402 201 603 60 +1336% #1,720
2000s 2,367 647 3,014 301 +400% #622
2010s 3,090 424 3,514 351 +17% #654
2020s (to 2025) 717 60 777 130 -63% #1,478

Where Briley 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 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 73 0.05 outside top 500
2028 68 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Briley is most popular

Girls named Briley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Briley 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
Tennessee 57 0.360 +410%
Kentucky 28 0.327 +364%
Alabama 25 0.266 +278%
Louisiana 15 0.171 +143%
Missouri 18 0.149 +112%
Arkansas 6 0.114 +61%
Texas 76 0.094 +34%
Iowa 5 0.086 +21%
North Carolina 17 0.075 +6%
Georgia 12 0.053 -25%
Colorado 5 0.045 -36%
Indiana 6 0.043 -39%
Ohio 10 0.042 -40%
Florida 14 0.033 -54%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -64%
California 16 0.019 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Briley

Briley is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,199 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 7,950 American babies have been named Briley, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2009, when 562 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Briley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Briley?

The median living Briley is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 19. An estimated 7,900 people named Briley are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Briley 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 84 #2,199 10 #7,760
2024 103 #1,929 7 #10,061
2023 112 #1,807 15 #5,976
2022 146 #1,491 6 #11,076
2021 127 #1,642 11 #7,163
2020 145 #1,478 11 #7,107
2019 151 #1,461 21 #4,662
2018 195 #1,210 11 #7,196
2017 214 #1,154 12 #6,747
2016 270 #985 18 #5,161
2015 300 #919 31 #3,522
2014 322 #857 54 #2,377
2013 356 #765 47 #2,567
2012 400 #702 69 #2,019
2011 435 #654 76 #1,851
2010 447 #655 85 #1,761
2009 485 #622 77 #1,874
2008 349 #819 79 #1,840
2007 315 #884 71 #1,979
2006 268 #974 73 #1,858
2005 219 #1,087 90 #1,556
2004 216 #1,068 60 #1,993
2003 121 #1,596 50 #2,182
2002 146 #1,331 63 #1,819
2001 129 #1,460 44 #2,280
2000 119 #1,526 40 #2,382
1995 38 #3,032 16 #3,878
1990 14 #6,165 6 #7,287
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Briley?

The median living Briley is about 15 years old. Half of all living Brileys are between 10 and 19 years old.

How many people named Briley are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Briley are alive in the United States, based on 7,950 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Briley mean?

Uncertain. Possibly a variant of Brierley.

How popular is the name Briley in 2025?

Briley ranked #2,199 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Briley?

7,950 babies have been named Briley in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Briley most popular?

Briley peaked in 2009, when 562 newborns received the name.

Is Briley a boy or girl name?

Briley is used for both: about 83% of babies named Briley have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Briley rising or falling?

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

Will Briley become more popular?

Briley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 girls named Briley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Briley

Names that sound and feel close to Briley: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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