Unisex name · since 1998
Brylen
Brylen has 659 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,806 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylen currently ranks #4806 among unisex names in America, with 659 babies recorded since 1998.
Brylen has 659 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4806 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,690 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,806 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylen ranks #6,690 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,806 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 659 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,690 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,806 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylen's 659 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brylen compares
659 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Brylen's all-time total is 79% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brylen splits its recorded history at 2013: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Brylen popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 2007 (Brylen as girls' name)
Brylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (399 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Brylen's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Brylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
399 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 399 births (61% of all-time use).
How Brylen 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 Brylen's total volume
Brylen by state
Where Brylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
30 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Brylen's data
- Brylen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brylens (30 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 Brylen: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Brylen 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.