Total births
46
Unisex name · since 2011
Brilliant
Brilliant has 46 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 46
- total births
- 2011–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
46 boys have been named Brilliant since 2011, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brilliant has 46 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2011 to 2025.
- 46 total births
- 2011–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
46 boys have been named Brilliant since 2011, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 46
- total births
- 2011–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Brilliant was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
8 babies were named Brilliant in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Brilliant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brilliant's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brilliant at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Brilliant popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Brilliant popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 2019 (Brilliant as girls' name)
Brilliant by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Brilliant's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Brilliant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brilliant? ▼
46 babies have been named Brilliant since 2011. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Brilliant most popular? ▼
Brilliant was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Brilliant a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Brilliant is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 46 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Brilliant been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brilliant since 2011 -- 15 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Brilliant? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Brilliant
Nearby Names Like Brilliant
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brilliant
Brian Boy
#302 1,173,735 births
Brice Boy
#2446 15,737 births
Briggs Boy
#327 9,377 births
Bridger Boy
#790 6,873 births
Briar Boy
#698 6,347 births
Compare Brilliant side by side: Brilliant vs Brian Brilliant vs Brice Brilliant vs Briggs
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2025 (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. "Brilliant: Baby Name Since 2011 - 46 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brilliant. 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 Brilliant 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 July 2026.