US rank #13148 Girls' name Peak 2023 49 births

Brilliance — #13148 US girls' name

49 babies named Brilliance in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s142020s35
#13148
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 26% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Brilliance was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

10 babies were named Brilliance in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brilliance

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Brilliance between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brilliance currently holds the #13148 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brilliance performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brilliance shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brilliance 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 49 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.

Brilliance at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

49

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2023

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,148

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brilliance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 2024202320222021202020172016 6

Brilliance by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
35 births that decade — 71% of Brilliance's all-time total
2010s142020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brilliance?
49 babies have been named Brilliance since 2016. It currently ranks #13148 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 10 births.
When was Brilliance most popular?
Brilliance was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Brilliance been used?
Brilliance has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brilliance?
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, 2016–2024 (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.