Girls' name · since 1991
Brylee
Brylee has 11,164 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,164
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylee currently ranks #994 among girls' names in America, with 11,164 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylee has been recorded 11,164 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #994 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #1,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,164 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylee ranks #1,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,164 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,164
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylee's 11,164 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brylee compares
11,164 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Brylee's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,164 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 771 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brylee's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 771, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brylee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 771
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #994 among girls.
11,164 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 771 births in a single year.
Brylee popularity over time - boys
499 total births recorded since 1997 (Brylee as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Brylee accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Brylee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,244 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Brylee's strongest decade.
6,244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Brylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 227
1990s
227 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,039 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,244 births
- 2020s 1,654
2020s
1,654 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,244 births (56% of all-time use).
Brylee decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,244 births
- Runner-up 3,039 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Brylee 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 Brylee's total volume
Brylee by state
Where Brylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,299 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 665 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 477 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 458 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 450 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Utah | | 440 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 434 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 422 | 3.8% |
1,299 of 11,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 11.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 6.0% of nationwide
- Louisiana 4.3% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 4.1% of nationwide
- Missouri 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 43 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 11.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Brylee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brylee's data
- Brylee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (6,244 total births); usage has since declined to 1,654 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brylees (1,299 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 Brylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Brylee 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.
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