Girls' name · since 2009

Brylinn

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Brylinn, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,220 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

69 girls have been named Brylinn since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Brylinn has 69 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2009 to 2020.

  • #31,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 69 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylinn ranks #31,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,220 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brylinn's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% 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.

Brylinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brylinn splits its recorded history at 2015: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Brylinn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 2009201120122013201420152016201720182020 5

Brylinn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 86% of the file).

2010s was Brylinn's strongest decade.

59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.

Brylinn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (86% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brylinn?
69 babies have been named Brylinn since 2009. All-time, it sits at #31,220 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
Where does Brylinn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylinn ranks #31,220 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 Brylinn most popular?
Brylinn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Brylinn been used?
Brylinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 12 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Brylinn?
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 Brylinn's data

  • Brylinn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Brylinn

Nearby Names Like Brylinn

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

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brylinn: 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, 2009–2020 (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 Brylinn 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.