Brisley
Brisley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
Meaning & Origin of Brisley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brisley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
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Origin & history
The Story of Brisley
Brisley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 29 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 34 Brisleys were born — ranking #4,189 that year. As of 2026, Brisley ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Brisleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Brisley
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- Richard Taverner (1505–1575) author and religious dissenter, born in Brisley.
- Nathaniel Pilch (1793–1881) Norfolk cricketer , born in Brisley.
- Fuller Pilch (1804–1870) Norfolk and Kent cricketer , grew-up in Brisley.
- George Englebright (1805–1877) Norfolk cricketer , died in Brisley.
- Edward Ash (1842–1909) schoolmaster and Cambridge University cricketer , born in Brisley.
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About the name Brisley
Brisley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Brisley's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,189. Use the chart and map above to compare Brisley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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