Brylee
Girl name · #994 in 2025 · Rare
Brylee ranks #994 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 255 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #477, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,059 girls born in 2025 was named Brylee.
Babies named Brylee per year. Source: SSA.
The 34-year story
Brylee first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 9 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2011, when 771 girls were named Brylee — good for #411 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Brylee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Brylee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Brylee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Brylee is most common
Geography matters for names, and Brylee is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Brylee is most common in LA (0.9 per 1,000), KY (0.8 per 1,000), TN (0.5 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Brylee is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Brylee
Statistically, parents drawn to Brylee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Braylee, Jaylee, Raylee, Maylee, and Preslee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Brylee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | #992 |
| 2024 | 250 | #1017 |
| 2023 | 229 | #1081 |
| 2022 | 288 | #940 |
| 2021 | 285 | #931 |
| 2020 | 347 | #782 |
| 2019 | 378 | #746 |
| 2018 | 437 | #671 |
| 2017 | 526 | #573 |
| 2016 | 601 | #519 |
| 2015 | 678 | #477 |
| 2014 | 677 | #469 |
| 2013 | 702 | #436 |
| 2012 | 768 | #408 |
| 2011 | 771 | #411 |
| 2010 | 706 | #435 |
| 2009 | 752 | #425 |
| 2008 | 581 | #526 |
| 2007 | 448 | #662 |
| 2006 | 301 | #881 |
| 2005 | 258 | #954 |
| 2004 | 178 | #1231 |
| 2003 | 171 | #1233 |
| 2002 | 138 | #1394 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1686 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Brylee a popular girl name?
Brylee ranked #994 among girls in 2025 with 255 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #477.
When was the name Brylee most popular?
Brylee peaked in 2011, when 771 American girls received the name (ranked #411 that year). Since 2011 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Brylee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,059 newborn American girls was named Brylee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.