Given name
Brynley
“from the burnt meadow”
Brynley is a variant of Brinley. One English interpretation is “from the burnt meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brynley is a variant of Brinley. One English interpretation is “from the burnt meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brynley is a variant of Brinley. An origin associated with Brinley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brynley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,425
- 0 boys · 3,425 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 219 babies
- 2025
- 196
- #1,183 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 196 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,183 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 219 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,273 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brynley’s family of names
Brynley has a related form in Brinley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Brynley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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