Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Brylee

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Briley Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #992 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

Modern fanciful spelling of Briley.

Rank 2025
#992
among girls · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
263
named Brylee · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,303
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
808 babies
All-time total
11,663
#1,555 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Brylee popularity over time

11,663 babies have been named Brylee since 1991, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1990s 227 23 250 25 – #2,503
2000s 3,039 211 3,250 325 +1200% #425
2010s 6,244 226 6,470 647 +99% #408
2020s (to 2025) 1,654 39 1,693 282 -56% #782

Where Brylee 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 239 0.15 outside top 500
2027 226 0.14 outside top 500
2028 215 0.13 outside top 500
2029 207 0.13 outside top 500
2030 200 0.12 outside top 500

Where Brylee is most popular

Girls named Brylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.161 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

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 Brylee 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
Louisiana 68 0.777 +382%
Arkansas 31 0.587 +264%
Kentucky 50 0.585 +263%
Oklahoma 41 0.557 +246%
Alabama 48 0.511 +217%
Missouri 59 0.490 +204%
Tennessee 74 0.467 +190%
Iowa 26 0.445 +176%
West Virginia 10 0.382 +137%
Indiana 47 0.335 +108%
Mississippi 15 0.321 +99%
South Carolina 27 0.300 +86%
Utah 22 0.264 +64%
Kansas 12 0.208 +29%
Ohio 48 0.202 +26%
Texas 150 0.186 +16%
Georgia 42 0.185 +15%
Florida 72 0.168 ≈ national
Virginia 25 0.147 -9%
North Carolina 32 0.141 -13%
Illinois 29 0.127 -21%
Michigan 19 0.104 -35%
Maryland 11 0.104 -36%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 -37%
Colorado 10 0.090 -44%
Wisconsin 9 0.087 -46%
California 47 0.056 -65%
Arizona 7 0.050 -69%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -71%
Washington 6 0.042 -74%
New York 15 0.038 -76%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -83%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Brylee

Brylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #992 in 2025 with 255 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 11,663 American babies have been named Brylee. Its peak came in 2012, when 808 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 Brylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brylee?

The median living Brylee is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 16. An estimated 12 thousand people named Brylee are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Brylee 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 255 #992 8 #9,048
2024 250 #1,017 9 #8,419
2023 229 #1,082 5 #12,531
2022 288 #942 7 #9,992
2021 285 #932 5 #12,438
2020 347 #782 5 #12,326
2019 378 #746 8 #9,028
2018 437 #672 11 #7,198
2017 526 #573 13 #6,373
2016 601 #519 6 #10,952
2015 678 #477 20 #4,742
2014 677 #469 34 #3,244
2013 702 #436 27 #3,767
2012 768 #408 40 #2,909
2011 771 #411 28 #3,705
2010 706 #435 39 #2,965
2009 752 #425 34 #3,281
2008 581 #526 34 #3,293
2007 448 #662 24 #4,140
2006 301 #883 22 #4,243
2005 258 #954 20 #4,342
2004 178 #1,231 21 #4,143
2003 171 #1,234 16 #4,850
2002 138 #1,397 16 #4,730
2001 107 #1,688 8 #7,625
2000 105 #1,679 16 #4,608
1995 20 #4,873 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brylee?

The median living Brylee is about 13 years old. Half of all living Brylees are between 8 and 16 years old.

How many people named Brylee are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Brylee are alive in the United States, based on 11,663 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brylee mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Briley.

How popular is the name Brylee in 2025?

Brylee ranked #992 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 255 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brylee?

11,663 babies have been named Brylee in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brylee most popular?

Brylee peaked in 2012, when 808 newborns received the name.

Is Brylee a boy or girl name?

Brylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brylee rising or falling?

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

Will Brylee become more popular?

Brylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 200 girls named Brylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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