unisex name
Brilliant
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 67
Brilliant is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Brilliant over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 18 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 49 |
How popular is Brilliant?
In 2025, Brilliant was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brilliant
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brilliant also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brilliant over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brilliant
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brilliant — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brilliant
How popular is the name Brilliant?
In 2025, Brilliant was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Brilliant a girl's or a boy's name?
Brilliant is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Brilliant?
Brilliant has 2 syllables.
When was Brilliant most popular?
Brilliant peaked in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Brilliant a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brilliant currently ranks #11,850 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.