US rank #8150 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,321 births

Brilee — #8150 US girls' name

1,321 babies named Brilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s672000s4192010s7102020s125
#8150
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brilee was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

107 babies were named Brilee in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,321 babies named Brilee between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brilee currently holds the #8150 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brilee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 710 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Brilee in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brilee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,321 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brilee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,321

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2012

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,150

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brilee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
107
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
-50050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961993 5

Brilee popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2006 (Brilee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2016201420122006 6

Brilee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
710 births that decade — 54% of Brilee's all-time total
1990s672000s4192010s7102020s125

Brilee by state

Where Brilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
134 10.1%
#2 Tennessee
88 6.7%
#3 Kentucky
50 3.8%
#4 Louisiana
20 1.5%
#5 Alabama
17 1.3%
#6 Missouri
15 1.1%
#7 Utah
12 0.9%
#8 Georgia
11 0.8%
Texas share of Brilee's total US births 10.1%
Even split

134 of 1,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Brilee appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brilee?
1,321 babies have been named Brilee since 1993. It currently ranks #8150 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 107 births.
When was Brilee most popular?
Brilee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 710 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Brilee most popular?
The top states for the name Brilee are Texas (134 births), Tennessee (88 births), Kentucky (50 births).
How long has the name Brilee been used?
Brilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.