Bryleigh: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,896

among girls · ↓187 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

103

named Bryleigh · -13% vs 2024

How common

1 in 15,605

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

320 babies

All-time total

4,689

#2,683 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Bryleigh popularity over time

4,689 babies have been named Bryleigh since 1997, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	19	2	–	#6,767
2000s	1,005	101	+5189%	#1,040
2010s	2,802	280	+179%	#844
2020s (to 2025)	863	144	-49%	#1,241

Where Bryleigh 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	94	0.06	outside top 500
2027	86	0.05	outside top 500
2028	81	0.05	outside top 500
2029	76	0.05	outside top 500
2030	72	0.04	outside top 500

Where Bryleigh is most popular

Girls named Bryleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.084 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee.

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 Bryleigh 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	56	0.640	+663%
Alabama	34	0.362	+332%
Tennessee	51	0.322	+284%
Mississippi	13	0.278	+232%
Kentucky	17	0.199	+137%
Missouri	18	0.149	+78%
Georgia	33	0.145	+73%
Texas	94	0.117	+39%
Indiana	16	0.114	+36%
Ohio	27	0.114	+36%
North Carolina	22	0.097	+15%
Arkansas	5	0.095	+13%
Florida	35	0.082	≈ national
Illinois	17	0.074	-11%
Oklahoma	5	0.068	-19%
South Carolina	5	0.056	-34%
Virginia	5	0.029	-65%
Pennsylvania	5	0.021	-75%
California	10	0.012	-86%
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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 Bryleigh

Bryleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,896 in 2025 with 103 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 4,689 American babies have been named Bryleigh. Its peak came in 2015, when 320 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 Bryleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bryleigh?

The median living Bryleigh is about 11 years old; half are between 7 and 15. An estimated 4,700 people named Bryleigh are alive in the United States today.

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

Bryleigh year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	103	#1,896
2024	119	#1,709
2023	120	#1,711
2022	176	#1,337
2021	162	#1,364
2020	183	#1,241
2019	195	#1,199
2018	256	#1,014
2017	262	#991
2016	317	#887
2015	320	#871
2014	299	#908
2013	310	#844
2012	307	#867
2011	282	#922
2010	254	#992
2009	250	#1,040
2008	193	#1,287
2007	138	#1,613
2006	139	#1,562
2005	109	#1,791
2004	67	#2,510
2003	35	#3,887
2002	31	#4,088
2001	30	#4,118
2000	13	#7,656
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Bryleigh?

The median living Bryleigh is about 11 years old. Half of all living Bryleighs are between 7 and 15 years old.

How many people named Bryleigh are alive today?

An estimated 4,700 people named Bryleigh are alive in the United States, based on 4,689 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bryleigh mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Briley.

How popular is the name Bryleigh in 2025?

Bryleigh ranked #1,896 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 103 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bryleigh?

4,689 babies have been named Bryleigh in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bryleigh most popular?

Bryleigh peaked in 2015, when 320 newborns received the name.

Is Bryleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Bryleigh rising or falling?

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

Will Bryleigh become more popular?

Bryleigh is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 72 girls named Bryleigh 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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