boy's name
Brylan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,325
Brylan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2012, when 105 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Brylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 54 |
| 2000s | 393 |
| 2010s | 695 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 178 |
How popular is Brylan?
In 2025, Brylan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Brylan is used
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 Brylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brylan
How popular is the name Brylan?
In 2025, Brylan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Brylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Brylan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Brylan most popular?
Brylan peaked in 2012, when 105 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Brylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brylan currently ranks #5,820 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.