Briley
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 225 babies a year in the US.
How Briley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #918 |
| 2016 | #985 |
Briley by the numbers
Briley was given to 225 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 485 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Briley
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Briley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
- Braileyhillside clearing; a variant of Brayley or Bailey44 in the US (2017)
- Brimleyfrom a place name, brim meadow6 in the US (2017)
- Britleyfrom a place name, Britain meadow6 in the US (2017)
- Brideyexalted one; a diminutive of Brigid4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brinley1,003 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Briley
Names that are said the same way as Briley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Briley
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