Girls' name · since 2001
Brynleigh
Brynleigh has 4,107 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #810 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,107
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Brynleigh currently ranks #810 among girls' names in America, with 4,107 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Brynleigh recorded 4,107 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #810 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #2,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #810 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,107 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynleigh ranks #2,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #810 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,107 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #810 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,107
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Brynleigh's 4,107 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brynleigh compares
4,107 Top 15% higher than 85% of 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
Brynleigh's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,107 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 385 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brynleigh's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 385, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brynleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 385
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Brynleigh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,051 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Brynleigh's strongest decade.
2,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Brynleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,893 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,051 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,051 births (50% of all-time use).
How Brynleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brynleigh's total volume
Brynleigh by state
Where Brynleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 422 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 213 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 195 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 174 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 168 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 155 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 152 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 145 | 3.5% |
422 of 4,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Brynleigh appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Brynleighs (422 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 Brynleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Brynleigh 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.