Girls' name · since 1992
Brynley
3,425 babies named Brynley in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,185 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,425
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,425 babies have been named Brynley since 1992, making it today's #1185 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynley has been recorded 3,425 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #1185 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #3,302 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,185 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,425 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynley ranks #3,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,425 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,185 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,425
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynley's 3,425 recorded births place it above 95.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brynley compares
3,425 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Brynley's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,425 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 219 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brynley's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 219, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brynley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Brynley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,909 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Brynley's strongest decade.
1,909 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Brynley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 431
2000s
431 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,909 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,062 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,909 births (56% of all-time use).
How Brynley 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 Brynley's total volume
Brynley by state
Where Brynley concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 161 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 148 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 144 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 132 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 130 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 112 | 3.3% |
246 of 3,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Brynley appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brynley's data
- Brynley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,909 total births) through the 2020s (1,062) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brynleys (246 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brynley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brynley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Brynley 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.