US rank #3482 Unisex name Peak 2012 1,227 births

Brylan — #3482 US boys' name

1,227 babies named Brylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s3572010s6542020s162
#3482
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Brylan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

93 babies were named Brylan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brylan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,227 babies named Brylan between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brylan currently holds the #3482 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 93 babies received it in a single year. Brylan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 77 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brylan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 654 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brylan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Brylan in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brylan 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 1,227 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.

Brylan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,227

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2012

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,482

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brylan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
93
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961994 7

Brylan popularity over time — girls

77 total births recorded since 2004 (Brylan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 77 births
468101214 20152014201320122011201020092008200720052004 5

Brylan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
654 births that decade — 53% of Brylan's all-time total
1990s542000s3572010s6542020s162

Brylan by state

Where Brylan concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brylan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
61 5.0%
#2 Tennessee
56 4.6%
#3 Louisiana
39 3.2%
#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%
Texas share of Brylan's total US births 5.0%
Even split

61 of 1,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Brylan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brylan?
1,227 babies have been named Brylan since 1994. It currently ranks #3482 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 93 births.
When was Brylan most popular?
Brylan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 654 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Brylan most popular?
The top states for the name Brylan are Texas (61 births), Tennessee (56 births), Louisiana (39 births).
Is Brylan a unisex name?
Yes, Brylan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,227 births, and as a girl's name it has 77 births.
How long has the name Brylan been used?
Brylan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brylan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.