Girl · #1,118 in 2026

Brylee

Brylee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

  • English
Current Rank
#1,118
Peak Rank
#408 (2011)
Total Babies
11K
5-Yr Trend
-39%
1991
First Year
2026
Last Year
2011
Peak Year
#408
Peak Rank
11K
Total Count
36
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Brylee

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Brylee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Brylee

American parents first put Brylee on the record books as a baby girl name in 1991, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 771 Brylees were born — ranking #411 that year. About 55% of every Brylee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brylee ranks #1,118 for baby girls with 216 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Brylee

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Brylee. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Brylee

Phonetically similar names — useful when Brylee is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brylee

What does the name Brylee mean?
Brylee is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
What is the origin of the name Brylee?
Brylee has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Brylee in 2026?
In 2026, Brylee ranks #1,118 among girls' names in the U.S., with 216 babies given the name that year.
When was Brylee most popular?
Brylee reached its peak popularity in 2011, ranking #408 that year with 771 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Brylee most popular?
Brylee has historically been most popular in Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Brylee.
Is Brylee a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Brylee is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Brylee?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Brylee include Vesta, Zariah, Ottilie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Brylee?
Common variants and related forms of Brylee include Briley. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Brylee

Brylee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Brylee's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #408. Use the chart and map above to compare Brylee'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.