Brilee
Brilee was the 6161st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1877th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,508 places. More babies were named Brilee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brylee) Origin uncertain · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #6,161 girls, down 1,595 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,363babies recorded
What does the name Brilee mean?
Brilee is a spelling of Brylee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brylee's meaning and origin.
Brylee is a modern American girls' name. Wiktionary describes it as a fanciful spelling of Briley, a surname used as a given name, whose own origin it calls uncertain (possibly a variant of the English surname Brierley). Because the parent name's meaning is itself unclear, no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Respelling of Briley, whose origin is uncertain.
Related names: Briley, Bryleigh, Brylie.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brylee', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Briley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Brilee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 23 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,161 | 19 |
| 2020 | #4,566 | 29 |
| 2010 | #2,366 | 80 |
| 2000 | #5,741 | 19 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brilee, counting every spelling?
Brilee is a spelling of Brylee, a name family that ranked #715 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,161 for Brilee on its own. Together these spellings went to 396 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brylee | 255 | #992 | 1,307 |
| Briley | 84 | #2,199 | 572 |
| Brylie | 33 | #4,280 | 212 |
| Brilee | 19 | #6,161 | 115 |
| Bryley | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brilee?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brilee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brilee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brilee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brilee?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Brilee are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Brilee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brilee by state
How common Brilee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brilee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brilee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brilee
What does Brilee mean?
The origin of Brylee is uncertain: Respelling of Briley, whose origin is uncertain.
How popular is the name Brilee?
Brilee was the 6161st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1877th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,508 places. More babies were named Brilee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brilee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brilee in the US.
Where is Brilee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brilee was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.