Unisex name · since 1994
Brylan
Brylan has 1,243 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brylan is the #5735 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,243 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylan has been recorded 1,243 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #5735 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #4,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,735 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,243 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylan ranks #4,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,735 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,243 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylan's 1,243 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brylan compares
1,243 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Brylan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brylan splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brylan popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 2004 (Brylan as girls' name)
Brylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (654 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Brylan's strongest decade.
654 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
357 births
- 2010s
2010s
654 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 654 births (53% of all-time use).
How Brylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brylan's total volume
Brylan by state
Where Brylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 56 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.2% |
61 of 1,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Brylan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brylan's data
- Brylan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (654 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brylans (61 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 Brylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Brylan 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.