Brynli
A feminine name of Welsh origin meaning "hill slope".
Name Census estimates that about 451 living Americans carry the first name Brynli. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brynli today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brynli births was 2012 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brynli. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
451
~ 1 in 759,987 Americans
Peak year
2012
38 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,022
Tracked since 2001
Census
Brynli in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 348 people with the first name Brynli, which placed it at #26,649 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,649
National first-name rank
People counted
348
348 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
86.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brynli
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brynli is White at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.0%) and Two or More Races (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brynli described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Brynli at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White86.2% · 300
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 21
- Two or more races4.0% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 6
- Black or African American1.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Popularity
Brynli: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brynli from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 272 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Brynli remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brynli by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Brynli during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brynlis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Utah, Oklahoma recorded the most babies named Brynli, while Oklahoma, Utah, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 31 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brynli
The name Brynli is a relatively modern invention, believed to have originated in the late 20th or early 21st century. Its roots can be traced back to the Welsh language, where "bryn" means "hill" or "mound," and "li" is a diminutive suffix, essentially meaning "little hill."
While the name itself does not have a documented historical origin, it appears to have been inspired by traditional Welsh names such as Bronwen, which means "fair-browed" or "white-browed." The name Brynli may have been created by combining elements of existing Welsh names to create a new, unique name.
There are no known records of the name Brynli appearing in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to its recent emergence. The earliest recorded examples of the name are likely to be found in modern birth records from the past few decades.
Due to its relatively recent creation, there are few, if any, famous historical figures who have borne the name Brynli. However, here are five individuals who have been given this name in recent times:
1. Brynli Rees, a Welsh actress born in the late 20th century.
2. Brynli Jones, a Welsh author and poet born in the early 21st century.
3. Brynli Williams, a Welsh rugby player who competed in the early 2000s.
4. Brynli Davies, a Welsh artist and sculptor active in the late 20th century.
5. Brynli Evans, a Welsh musician and singer who gained popularity in the early 2010s.
It's worth noting that due to the name's modern origins and limited usage, there may be limited information available on these individuals, and their significance may vary.
People
Brynli + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brynli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Brynli: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brynli?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 451 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brynli going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 759,987 US residents.
Is Brynli a common name?
We classify Brynli as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 455 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brynli most popular?
The single biggest year for Brynli was 2012, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brynli is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brynli in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 348 people with the name Brynli, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,649 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Brynli in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Brynli?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brynli appears almost entirely female. Of the 349 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Brynli?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brynli is White at 86.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.0%) and Two or More Races (4.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Brynli most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brynli in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.2% (300 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Brynli in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brynli a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brynli in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Brynli still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brynli in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Brynli can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Brynli?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.