Girls' name · since 1972
Brielle
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 49,830 babies named Brielle, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,830
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brielle is the #143 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 49,830 recorded since 1972.
Brielle has 49,830 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #143 as of the latest data, more common than 99.2% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #143 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 49,830 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brielle ranks #590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 49,830 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #143 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,830
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brielle's 49,830 recorded births place it above 99.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brielle compares
49,830 Top 4% higher than 96% of 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
Brielle's all-time total is 133x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brielle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,939 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brielle's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 2,939, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brielle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 2,939
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brielle popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Brielle as boys' name)
Brielle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26,053 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brielle's strongest decade.
26,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 635
1980s
635 births
- 1990s 2,814
1990s
2,814 births
- 2000s 6,589
2000s
6,589 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,053 births
- 2020s
2020s
13,675 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26,053 births (52% of all-time use).
How Brielle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brielle's total volume
Brielle by state
Where Brielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,753 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,422 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,227 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 3,200 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 3,122 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,654 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,947 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,872 | 3.8% |
4,753 of 49,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brielle appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brielle's data
- Brielle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26,053 total births) through the 2020s (13,675) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brielles (4,753 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Brielle 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.