Girls' name · since 1996
Brileigh
975 babies named Brileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,746 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 975
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brileigh currently ranks #9746 among girls' names in America, with 975 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brileigh has been recorded 975 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #9746 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #7,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,746 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 975 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brileigh ranks #7,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,746 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 975 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,746 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 975
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brileigh's 975 recorded births place it above 89.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brileigh compares
975 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Brileigh's all-time total is 159% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 975 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brileigh splits its recorded history at 2011: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Brileigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (562 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Brileigh's strongest decade.
562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Brileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
251 births
- 2010s
2010s
562 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 562 births (58% of all-time use).
How Brileigh 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 Brileigh's total volume
Brileigh by state
Where Brileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 95 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
95 of 975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brileigh appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brileigh's data
- Brileigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (562 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brileighs (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Brileigh 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.