How Many People Are Named Brynley?
An estimated 3,201 people in the United States have the first name Brynley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Brynley peaked in popularity in 2017 with 219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brynley 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 Brynley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brynley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,201
About 1 in 107,077 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2017
219 births
Total Registered
3,227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brynley
Brynley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brynley as a female name
Ranked #1,272 in 2024
182 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (219 births)
Brynley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brynley span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,909 babies were registered. While Brynley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brynley by Decade
How has Brynley 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.
Brynley by State
Birth registrations for Brynley span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada. On average, about 57 Brynleys were registered per state.
Brynley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brynley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brynley
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Brynley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brynley?
We estimate approximately 3,201 people named Brynley 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 107,077 Americans share this first name.
Is Brynley a common name?
Brynley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brynley most popular?
Brynley reached peak popularity in 2017, when 219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brynley is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brynley a female name?
Brynley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brynley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brynley Smith, Brynley Johnson, Brynley 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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