How Many People Are Named Brilliant?
An estimated 56 people in the United States have the first name Brilliant. It is used for both genders, with 71.4% male. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Brilliant peaked in popularity in 2022 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brilliant as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brilliant paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brilliant is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
56
About 1 in 6,120,613 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
71.4% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2022
13 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brilliant
Brilliant is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (71.4%) and females (28.6%). Out of 56 total births registered, 40 were male and 16 were female.
Brilliant as a male name
Ranked #9,036 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (8 births)
Brilliant as a female name
Ranked #15,706 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Brilliant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brilliant span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 38 babies were registered. Brilliant remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Brilliant by Decade
How has Brilliant tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brilliant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brilliant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brilliant
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brilliant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brilliant?
We estimate approximately 56 people named Brilliant are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,120,613 Americans share this first name.
Is Brilliant a common name?
Brilliant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brilliant most popular?
Brilliant reached peak popularity in 2022, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brilliant is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brilliant a male name?
Brilliant is predominantly male. 71.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brilliant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brilliant Smith, Brilliant Johnson, Brilliant Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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