Girls' name · since 1995
Brilynn
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 1,085 babies named Brilynn, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,085
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brilynn currently ranks #5488 among girls' names in America, with 1,085 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Brilynn recorded 1,085 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #5488 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,488 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,085 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brilynn ranks #7,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,488 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,085 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,085
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brilynn's 1,085 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brilynn compares
1,085 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Brilynn's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brilynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,085 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brilynn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brilynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Brilynn popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2014 (Brilynn as boys' name)
Brilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (648 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Brilynn's strongest decade.
648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Brilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 160
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
648 births
- 2020s 258
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 648 births (60% of all-time use).
How Brilynn 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 Brilynn's total volume
Brilynn by state
Where Brilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 85 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 41 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 34 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
85 of 1,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Brilynn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brilynn's data
- Brilynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (648 total births) through the 2020s (258) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brilynns (85 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Brilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Brilynn 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.