Is Brylan a boy or girl name?

Brylan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,320 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.8% were girls and 94.2% were boys.

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Brylan

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Brylan was most popular in 2012, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,377 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,320 people named Brylan.

Brylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brylan’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brylan is mostly a boy’s name — 5.8% of the 1,320 Americans given it were girls and 94.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Brylan

Where Brylan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org