Brylee
Brylee was the 992nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 255 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 408th; the most babies were born in 2011 (771). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Brylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · American English
Say it BRY-lee /ˈbraɪli/
- Rank in 2025
- #992 girls, down 210 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 255girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011771 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,663babies recorded
What does the name Brylee mean?
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
Brylee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 499 since 1997, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #992 | 255 |
| 2020 | #782 | 347 |
| 2010 | #435 | 706 |
| 2000 | #1,679 | 105 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brylee, counting every spelling?
Brylee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #715 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #992 for Brylee 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 Brylee?
255 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brylee (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brylee 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 33 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brylee?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Brylee are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Brylee 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.
Brylee by state
How common Brylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.8×), Arkansas (3.6×), Kentucky (3.6×), Oklahoma (3.5×), Alabama (3.2×). In 19 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 Brylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brylee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Brylee · Sibling names for Brylee
Questions about the name Brylee
What does Brylee mean?
The origin of Brylee is uncertain: Respelling of Briley, whose origin is uncertain.
How popular is the name Brylee?
Brylee was the 992nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 255 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 408th; the most babies were born in 2011 (771). Over the last ten years it has moved down 515 places. More babies were named Brylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brylee in the US.
Where is Brylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brylee was most common in Louisiana (0.78 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Kentucky.