Total births
49
Girls' name · since 2016
Brilliance
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Brilliance, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13195
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Brilliance currently ranks #13195 among girls' names in America, with 49 babies recorded since 2016.
Brilliance has 49 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13195 as of the latest data, more common than 26% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #13195 among girls today
- 49 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Brilliance is currently the #13195 girls' name in America, more common than 26% of girls - 49 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13195
- among girls today
- 49
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Brilliance vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13195
of 17,726 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.
How Brilliance compares
49 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Brilliance's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brilliance | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Brilliance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brilliance splits its recorded history at 2021: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brilliance at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,195
Active since
2016
Brilliance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Brilliance by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Brilliance's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Brilliance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brilliance? ▼
Brilliance has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13195 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Brilliance
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Bridget Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brilliance: #13195 Girls' Name - 49 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brilliance. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brilliance 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 June 2026.