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
0%100%Median name50%63.8%
Brynlie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Brynlie's 938 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
74
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
020406080 2001200520092013201720212025 19

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 595 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 5.7%-31, 6.5%-31, 7.2%-58, 5.2%-46, 6.8%-36, 4.9%-32, 7.5%-45, 9.4%-41, 5.3%-133, 6.3%-28, 11.3%-35, 6.9%-33, 6.2%-25, 9.5%-98, 5.8%Brynlie-25, 7.9%Brynlie
Brynlie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Brynlie by state

Where Brynlie concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brynlie
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%
Texas share of Brynlie's total US births 10.2%
Even split

96 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Brynlie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brynlie?
938 babies have been named Brynlie since 2001. All-time, it sits at #7,846 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,253 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 74 births.
Where does Brynlie sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brynlie most popular?
Brynlie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 595 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Brynlie most popular?
The top states for the name Brynlie are Texas (96 births), Utah (73 births), Idaho (14 births).
How long has the name Brynlie been used?
Brynlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Brynlie?
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.

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.

Keep exploring Brynlie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.