Brylie
Brylie was the 4280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1443rd; the most babies were born in 2009 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,548 places. More babies were named Brylie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brylee) Origin uncertain · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,280 girls, down 1,254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,171babies recorded
What does the name Brylie mean?
Brylie 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
Brylie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,280 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,026 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,443 | 157 |
| 2000 | #5,006 | 23 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brylie, counting every spelling?
Brylie is a spelling of Brylee, a name family that ranked #715 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,280 for Brylie 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 Brylie?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brylie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brylie 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brylie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brylie?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Brylie are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 19. That makes Brylie 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.
Brylie by state
How common Brylie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Brylie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brylie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brylie
What does Brylie mean?
The origin of Brylee is uncertain: Respelling of Briley, whose origin is uncertain.
How popular is the name Brylie?
Brylie was the 4280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1443rd; the most babies were born in 2009 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,548 places. More babies were named Brylie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brylie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brylie in the US.
Where is Brylie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brylie was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and North Carolina.