Briley
Briley was the 2199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 622nd with 485 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,280 places. More babies were named Briley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brylee) Origin uncertain · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,199 girls, down 721 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009485 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,950babies recorded
What does the name Briley mean?
Briley 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
Briley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,199 | #7,760 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020 | #1,478 | #7,107 | 145 | 11 |
| 2010 | #655 | #1,761 | 447 | 85 |
| 2000 | #1,526 | #2,382 | 119 | 40 |
| 1990 | #6,165 | #7,287 | 14 | 6 |
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How popular is Briley, counting every spelling?
Briley is a spelling of Brylee, a name family that ranked #715 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,199 for Briley 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 Briley?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Briley (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Briley 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Briley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Briley?
About 6,600 people born in the US named Briley are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Briley 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.
Briley by state
How common Briley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (5.1×), Kentucky (4.6×), Alabama (3.8×). In 35 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 Briley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Briley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Briley
What does Briley mean?
The origin of Brylee is uncertain: Respelling of Briley, whose origin is uncertain.
How popular is the name Briley?
Briley was the 2199th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 622nd with 485 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,280 places. More babies were named Briley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Briley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Briley in the US.
Where is Briley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Briley was most common in Tennessee (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Alabama.