Girl’s name · English, Welsh

Brynleigh

How to say it: BRIN-lee · /ˈbrɪnli/

Modern variant of Brinley; blends Welsh 'bryn' (hill) with '-leigh' (meadow) suffix, meaning roughly 'hill meadow'.

Brynleigh was the 622nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 338 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 44% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #536 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#622for girls in 2025
1 in 7,351US babies
338born in 2025
#536projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brynleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#622
Babies born in 2025338
Share of births1 in 7,351
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+44%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#536

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Modern invention Brynleigh rose to a high in the 2020s. It stays at that high now and looks likely to rise further in the next few years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 211 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Mellow and soft, Brynleigh has a lilting flow. Everleigh shares its style.

Parents who love Brynleigh also love

Nicknames

  • Bryn
  • Leigh

Other spellings

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brynleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Welsh.

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