Girls' name · since 1998

Brylea

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Brylea, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
233
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Brylea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 233 have been recorded since 1998.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylea has been recorded 233 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2021.

  • #18,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 233 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylea ranks #18,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,262 of 72,339
all-time among girls
233
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brylea's 233 recorded births place it above 74.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Brylea's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Brylea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2010)
25
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
051015202530 19982002200520082011201420202021 6

Brylea by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (124 births, 53% of the file).

2000s was Brylea's strongest decade.

124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Brylea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 124 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brylea?
233 babies have been named Brylea since 1998. All-time, it sits at #18,262 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2010 with 25 births.
Where does Brylea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylea ranks #18,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brylea most popular?
Brylea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Brylea been used?
The SSA has tracked Brylea since 1998 -- 24 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Brylea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Brylea's data

  • Brylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brylea

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brylea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2021 (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 Brylea 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.