Brinley

Brinley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “burnt meadow”
Origin: English
Say it: BRIN-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Brinley is a modern given name from an English surname and place-name element, usually derived from Old English bryne and leah. It is also spelled Brynlee or Brinlee.

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How popular is Brinley?

2024161 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Brinley in 2024535

2024 rank#564 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188013,155

Brinley has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Brinley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Brinleeburnt meadow · English
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Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Brinley questions

What does the name Brinley mean?

Brinley means "burnt meadow". It comes from English. Brinley is a modern given name from an English surname and place-name element, usually derived from Old English bryne and leah. It is also spelled Brynlee or Brinlee.

Is Brinley a boy or girl name?

Brinley is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Brinley?

535 US babies were named Brinley in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Brinley?

Brinley is usually pronounced BRIN-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.