Girls' name · since 2001
Brynlie
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 938 babies named Brynlie, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynlie currently ranks #6253 among girls' names in America, with 938 babies recorded since 2001.
Brynlie has 938 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6253 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,253 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 938 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynlie ranks #7,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,253 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 938 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynlie's 938 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brynlie compares
938 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Brynlie's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 938 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brynlie's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brynlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #6253 among girls.
938 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 74 births in a single year.
Brynlie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (595 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Brynlie's strongest decade.
595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Brynlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 177
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
595 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 595 births (63% of all-time use).
Brynlie decade highlights
- Peak decade 595 births
- Runner-up 177 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Brynlie 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 Brynlie's total volume
Brynlie by state
Where Brynlie concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 96 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 73 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
96 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.2% of nationwide
- Utah 7.8% of nationwide
- Idaho 1.5% of nationwide
- California 0.6% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Brynlie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brynlie's data
- Brynlie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (595 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brynlies (96 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Brynlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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 Brynlie 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.
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