Brylee
- Pronunciation
- [Bry-lee]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Brylee is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Brylee
Brylee is a modern invented American feminine name with no independent ancient etymology. It belongs to the early-twenty-first-century tradition of constructing given names by blending familiar sound elements — in this case, the popular opening syllable Bry- (shared with names like Brynn and Bryanna, which derive from the Celtic root bri meaning "high" or "noble") with the widely fashionable -lee ending that signals lightness and femininity. The result is a name that feels phonetically fresh while drawing subconsciously on well-loved Celtic sounds, and it fits comfortably within the broader American trend of -lee/-ley/-leigh feminine endings that characterized naming in the 2000s and 2010s.
Brylee entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2005 and climbed steadily to its peak of #408 in 2012 — a strong mid-chart position that reflected genuine widespread adoption rather than a localized trend. It held in the top-1000 through 2022, an impressive seventeen-year run, sitting at #939 in that final charted year with 288 girls receiving the name. More than 9,500 girls were named Brylee within the SSA top-1000 era. The name's appeal rests on its bright, unhurried two-syllable rhythm, its cheerful sound, and its ability to feel both invented-fresh and quietly Celtic — a combination that resonated strongly with American parents during its peak years and continues to attract families who discover it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Brylee
US Popularity History (2005–2025)
Annual US births named Brylee by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2011 with 771 girls named Brylee (girl rank #411 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #992 for girls (255 US births). That's 581 places below its 2011 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Brylee Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Brylee the strongest states are Montana, West Virginia, Arkansas.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #158 | 19 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #260 | 30 |
| 3 | Arkansas | #306 | 90 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #318 | 156 |
| 5 | Nebraska | #361 | 19 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #369 | 127 |
| 7 | Tennessee | #398 | 197 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #416 | 100 |
| 9 | Mississippi | #418 | 49 |
| 10 | Kansas | #430 | 48 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #1,007 | 36 |
| 2 | Michigan | #921 | 24 |
| 3 | Arizona | #912 | 26 |
| 4 | Virginia | #840 | 42 |
| 5 | Maryland | #820 | 17 |
| 6 | Florida | #819 | 137 |
| 7 | Washington | #800 | 32 |
| 8 | Illinois | #779 | 85 |
| 9 | Colorado | #773 | 41 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #772 | 101 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Brylee in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Brylee to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Brylee against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).