Girls' name · since 2006
Brenlyn
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Brenlyn, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brenlyn is the #11566 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 123 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Brenlyn recorded 123 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #11566 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #24,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 123 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenlyn ranks #24,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 123 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brenlyn's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Brenlyn compares
123 28th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brenlyn's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brenlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 123 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brenlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brenlyn splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brenlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Brenlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Brenlyn's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Brenlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brenlyn's data
- Brenlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brenlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 2006–2025 (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 Brenlyn 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.