Brynlee
Girl name · #243 in 2025 · Distinctive
In 2025, 1,282 baby girls were named Brynlee, placing it at #243 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #244, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,404 girls born in 2025 was named Brynlee.
Babies named Brynlee per year. Source: SSA.
The 30-year story
Brynlee first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,578 girls were named Brynlee — good for #186 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 Brynlee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Brynlee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Brynlee is most common
Geography matters for names, and Brynlee is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Brynlee is most common in ND (5.9 per 1,000), WV (4.7 per 1,000), SD (4.3 per 1,000), IA (3.6 per 1,000), KY (2.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Brynlee is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Brynlee
Statistically, parents drawn to Brynlee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Charlee, Journee, Paislee, Kinslee, and Everlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Brynlee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,282 | #243 |
| 2024 | 1,343 | #230 |
| 2023 | 1,214 | #255 |
| 2022 | 1,424 | #203 |
| 2021 | 1,577 | #188 |
| 2020 | 1,501 | #191 |
| 2019 | 1,578 | #186 |
| 2018 | 1,463 | #210 |
| 2017 | 1,417 | #218 |
| 2016 | 1,434 | #223 |
| 2015 | 1,319 | #244 |
| 2014 | 1,399 | #235 |
| 2013 | 1,185 | #269 |
| 2012 | 966 | #324 |
| 2011 | 846 | #379 |
| 2010 | 586 | #511 |
| 2009 | 427 | #681 |
| 2008 | 307 | #903 |
| 2007 | 225 | #1141 |
| 2006 | 188 | #1275 |
| 2005 | 131 | #1553 |
| 2004 | 111 | #1734 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1947 |
| 2002 | 61 | #2554 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Brynlee a popular girl name?
Brynlee ranked #243 among girls in 2025 with 1,282 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #244.
When was the name Brynlee most popular?
Brynlee peaked in 2019, when 1,578 American girls received the name (ranked #186 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Brynlee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,404 newborn American girls was named Brynlee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
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.