Girls' name · since 2008
Brynlei
Brynlei has 148 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynlei currently ranks #11615 among girls' names in America, with 148 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Brynlei recorded 148 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #11615 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #22,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,615 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynlei ranks #22,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,615 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 148 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynlei's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Brynlei compares
148 31st percentile among 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
Brynlei's all-time total is 61% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynlei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brynlei splits its recorded history at 2017: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brynlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Brynlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Brynlei's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Brynlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brynlei's data
- Brynlei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brynlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Brynlei 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.