girls:
6.4k births since 1982
#2064 (64th percentile)
boys:
1.3k births since 1990
#3302 (28th percentile)
overall:
7.7k births since 1982
#3066 (60th percentile)
The name Briley is the #3,066 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 7,742 recorded births since 1982. This represents the 60.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 60.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,064 (63.9% percentile) for all time with 6,429 births since 1982. For boys, it ranks #3,302 (28.0% percentile) for all time with 1,313 births since 1990.
Briley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1982 (1982 for girls and 1990 for boys). Birth data for Briley is available in 40 out of the 42 years between 1982 and 2023 (40 years for girls and 34 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Briley has been given predominantly to girls, with 83.0% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 88.8% of babies named Briley were girls.
For girls, Briley reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 44.6% percentile (ranked #532) with 239 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 239 births per million (ranked 44.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Briley ranks #841 for girls (11.2% percentile) with 63 births per million, which is 26.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Briley reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 9.7% percentile (ranked #788) with 42 births per million. The name was most common in 2005, with 42 births per million (ranked 9.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Briley ranks #902 for boys (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 18.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Briley".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Briley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 65.9% confident that Briley is pronounced as BRAI-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is BRIH-lee, at 20.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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