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
0%100%Median name50%94.2%
Brylee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Brylee's 11,164 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2011)
771
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
02004006008001,000 19911996200120062011201620212025 255

Brylee popularity over time - boys

499 total births recorded since 1997 (Brylee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 499 births
01020304050 19972001200520092013201720212025 8

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,244 births (56% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%20%40%60%80% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 63.9%-48, 7.8%-81, 3.7%-121, 4.7%-28, 8.3%-75, 4.6%-54, 4.9%-53, 6.2%-36, 8.2%-96, 4.1%-58, 5.2%-146, 3.2%-47, 8.2%-55, 4.4%-36, 10.1%Brylee-35, 6.9%Brylee
Brylee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Brylee by state

Where Brylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brylee
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%
Texas share of Brylee's total US births 11.6%
Even split

1,299 of 11,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Brylee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brylee?
11,164 babies have been named Brylee since 1991. All-time, it sits at #1,555 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #994 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 771 births.
Where does Brylee sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brylee most popular?
Brylee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,244 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Brylee most popular?
The top states for the name Brylee are Texas (1,299 births), Tennessee (665 births), Louisiana (477 births).
How long has the name Brylee been used?
The SSA has tracked Brylee since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Brylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Bryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Brylee

Nearby Names Like Brylee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brylee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Brylee

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.

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.