girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Brynleigh

Meaning Spelling variant of Brynlee Gender Girl Rank 2025 #807 Trend ↑ Rising 32%

Spelling variant of Brynlee.

Rank 2025
#807
among girls · ↓9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
338
named Brynleigh · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,755
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
385 babies
All-time total
4,107
#2,935 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Brynleigh popularity over time

4,107 babies have been named Brynleigh since 2001, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 163 16 – #3,885
2010s 1,893 189 +1061% #914
2020s (to 2025) 2,051 342 +81% #752

Where Brynleigh 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 353 0.22 outside top 500
2027 367 0.23 outside top 500
2028 379 0.24 outside top 500
2029 390 0.24 outside top 500
2030 399 0.25 outside top 500

Where Brynleigh is most popular

Girls named Brynleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.216 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Alabama, and Arkansas.

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 Brynleigh 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
West Virginia 36 1.37 +536%
Alabama 86 0.916 +324%
Arkansas 45 0.851 +295%
Mississippi 39 0.834 +286%
Kentucky 69 0.807 +274%
South Carolina 57 0.634 +194%
Oklahoma 43 0.584 +171%
Louisiana 46 0.526 +144%
Iowa 29 0.496 +130%
Indiana 64 0.456 +111%
Tennessee 72 0.454 +111%
Missouri 51 0.423 +96%
Kansas 24 0.416 +93%
Georgia 86 0.379 +75%
Michigan 64 0.351 +63%
North Carolina 77 0.338 +57%
Ohio 80 0.337 +56%
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 +51%
Idaho 10 0.299 +38%
Virginia 48 0.282 +30%
Maryland 26 0.245 +14%
Wisconsin 23 0.223 ≈ national
Illinois 50 0.218 ≈ national
Nebraska 7 0.195 -10%
Florida 82 0.192 -11%
Oregon 12 0.184 -15%
Texas 148 0.184 -15%
Colorado 14 0.125 -42%
New York 46 0.116 -46%
Arizona 14 0.100 -54%
Minnesota 8 0.074 -66%
California 35 0.042 -81%
Washington 6 0.042 -81%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -87%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Brynleigh

Brynleigh is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #807 in 2025 with 338 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 4,107 American babies have been named Brynleigh. Its peak came in 2022, when 385 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Brynleigh?

The median living Brynleigh is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 4,100 people named Brynleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Brynleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 338 #807
2024 352 #798
2023 373 #755
2022 385 #752
2021 303 #891
2020 300 #888
2019 238 #1,063
2018 294 #914
2017 233 #1,088
2016 207 #1,201
2015 217 #1,164
2014 197 #1,235
2013 177 #1,323
2012 145 #1,525
2011 109 #1,844
2010 76 #2,456
2009 40 #3,885
2008 38 #4,106
2007 23 #5,936
2006 11 #10,034
2005 16 #7,205
2004 19 #6,275
2003 11 #9,152
2002 – –
2001 5 #15,758
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brynleigh?

The median living Brynleigh is about 6 years old. Half of all living Brynleighs are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Brynleigh are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Brynleigh are alive in the United States, based on 4,107 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brynleigh mean?

Spelling variant of Brynlee.

How popular is the name Brynleigh in 2025?

Brynleigh ranked #807 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 338 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brynleigh?

4,107 babies have been named Brynleigh in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brynleigh most popular?

Brynleigh peaked in 2022, when 385 newborns received the name.

Is Brynleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Brynleigh rising or falling?

Brynleigh is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brynleigh become more popular?

Brynleigh is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 399 girls named Brynleigh 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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