Girls' name · since 2004

Brenly

Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Brenly, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,138 of 72,339
all-time among girls
91
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

91 girls have been named Brenly since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenly has been recorded 91 times among girls since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2020.

  • #28,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 91 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenly ranks #28,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,138 of 72,339
all-time among girls
91
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brenly's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brenly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brenly's full recorded timeline at 2011, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brenly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
13
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
468101214 20042006200720082010201120122013201420192020 7

Brenly by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Brenly's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Brenly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenly?
Brenly has been given to 91 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,138 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 13 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Brenly sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenly ranks #28,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brenly most popular?
Brenly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Brenly been used?
The SSA has tracked Brenly since 2004 -- 17 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Brenly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Brenly's data

  • Brenly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brenly

Nearby Names Like Brenly

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brenly

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brenly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brenly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.