Brynlee
Brynlee was the 243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,282 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 187th with 1,578 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1 places. More babies were named Brynlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · English, American English
Say it BRIN-lee /ˈbrɪnli/
- Rank in 2025
- #243 girls, down 52 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,282girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20191,578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,250babies recorded
What does the name Brynlee mean?
Brynlee is a 21st-century American spelling. Wiktionary calls it a fanciful spelling of Brinley, an English surname that may be a variant of Brindley. Wikipedia suggests either a blend of Bryn and Lee or a respelling of Brinley, which it glosses 'burned clearing', from the place name Brindley. Its main appeal is its sound, which fits the popular -lee ending.
lēah (Old English, “clearing (in Brinley/Brindley)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. A modern spelling of Brinley or a blend of Bryn + Lee; the 'burned clearing' gloss rests on one source.
Related names: Brinley, Brynley, Bryn, Brinlee.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brynlee', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brinley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Brynlee (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Brynlee
The usual nicknames for Brynlee are Bryn. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Brynlee in the last five years, 8 were named Bryn, against 238 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn · also for Brynleigh | Modern | #2,021 | 525 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Brynlees go by each one.
Brynlee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 21 since 2011.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #243 | 1,282 |
| 2020 | #191 | 1,501 |
| 2010 | #511 | 586 |
| 2000 | #2,951 | 48 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Brynlee, counting every spelling?
Brynlee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #145 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #243 for Brynlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,313 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brynlee | 1,282 | #243 | 6,840 |
| Brinley | 481 | #608 | 3,136 |
| Brynley | 196 | #1,183 | 895 |
| Brynnlee | 121 | #1,694 | 665 |
| Brinlee | 112 | #1,798 | 643 |
| Brynnley | 40 | #3,727 | 226 |
| Brynlie | 19 | #6,163 | 129 |
| Brinnley | 14 | #7,557 | 99 |
| Brynli | 12 | #8,454 | 81 |
| Brynlea | 11 | #8,968 | 38 |
| Brynnly | 12 | #8,455 | 32 |
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 Brynlee?
1,282 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brynlee (0.36 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brynlee 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 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brynlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brynlee?
About 22,100 people born in the US named Brynlee are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Brynlee a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Brynlee by state
How common Brynlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (7.0×), South Dakota (5.2×), North Dakota (5.0×), West Virginia (4.5×), Montana (4.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, California, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brynlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brynlee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Brynlee · Sibling names for Brynlee
Questions about the name Brynlee
What does Brynlee mean?
The origin of Brynlee is uncertain: a modern spelling of Brinley or a blend of Bryn + Lee; the 'burned clearing' gloss rests on one source.
How popular is the name Brynlee?
Brynlee was the 243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,282 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 187th with 1,578 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1 places. More babies were named Brynlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brynlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brynlee in the US.
Where is Brynlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brynlee was most common in Wyoming (5.86 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and North Dakota.