Unisex name · since 2005
Brylyn
Brylyn has 126 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 126 have been recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylyn has been recorded 126 times among girls since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2005 to 2023.
- #24,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brylyn ranks #24,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brylyn's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brylyn's full recorded timeline at 2015, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Brylyn popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 2005 (Brylyn as boys' name)
Brylyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Brylyn's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Brylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brylyn's data
- Brylyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 23 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2005–2023 (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 Brylyn 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.