Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Briley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,950
- 1,332 boys · 6,618 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 562 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,199 for girls · #7,760 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 7% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,199 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 485 in 2009. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Tennessee had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,676 as a first name in 2020; 5,027 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Briley’s family of names
In English usage, Briley has a related form in BRIERLEY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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