Unisex name · since 1982
Briley
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 6,618 babies named Briley, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,618
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,618 babies have been named Briley since 1982, making it today's #2203 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briley has been recorded 6,618 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #2203 nationally and more common than 87% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #2,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,618 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briley ranks #2,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,618 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,618
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Briley's 6,618 recorded births place it above 97.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Briley compares
6,618 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Briley's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Briley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,618 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 485 | 21 | 19,840 |
Briley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briley's full recorded timeline at 2005, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 485 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 485
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Briley popularity over time - boys
1,332 total births recorded since 1990 (Briley as boys' name)
Briley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,090 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Briley's strongest decade.
3,090 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Briley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 402
1990s
402 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,367 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,090 births
- 2020s 717
2020s
717 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,090 births (47% of all-time use).
How Briley 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 Briley's total volume
Briley by state
Where Briley concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 813 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 656 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 334 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 295 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 282 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 280 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 259 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 252 | 3.8% |
813 of 6,618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Briley appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Briley's data
- Briley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,090 total births); usage has since declined to 717 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brileys (813 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 Briley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Briley 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.