US rank #805 Girls' name Peak 2022 3,765 births

Brynleigh — #805 US girls' name

3,765 babies named Brynleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1632010s18932020s1709
#805
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Brynleigh was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

385 babies were named Brynleigh in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brynleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,765 babies named Brynleigh between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brynleigh currently holds the #805 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 385 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brynleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,893 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brynleigh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 396 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Brynleigh in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brynleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,765 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brynleigh at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

3,765

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2022

385 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#805

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brynleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2022)
385
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Brynleigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,893 births that decade — 50% of Brynleigh's all-time total
2000s1632010s18932020s1709

Brynleigh by state

Where Brynleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brynleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
396 10.5%
#2 Ohio
196 5.2%
#3 Georgia
183 4.9%
#4 Indiana
158 4.2%
#5 Alabama
156 4.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
135 3.6%
#7 Florida
132 3.5%
#8 North Carolina
130 3.5%
Texas share of Brynleigh's total US births 10.5%
Even split

396 of 3,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Brynleigh appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brynleigh?
3,765 babies have been named Brynleigh since 2001. It currently ranks #805 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 385 births.
When was Brynleigh most popular?
Brynleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,893 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Brynleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Brynleigh are Texas (396 births), Ohio (196 births), Georgia (183 births).
How long has the name Brynleigh been used?
Brynleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brynleigh?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.