Brynlee
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Meaning
modern combination of Bryn, from Welsh bryn "hill", and the popular phonetic ending -lee
The story
Brynlee has a small piece of Welsh landscape tucked into its first syllable. Bryn means hill or mound; the full name is a modern English formation, a spelling of Brinley that pairs Bryn with the popular ending lee. That old landscape word is still easy to find on a map. On Anglesey, Bryn Celli Ddu means the Mound in the Dark Grove. At the summer solstice, sunrise reaches down its stone passage and lights the burial chamber. The monument gives us a picture of the landscape word inside Brynlee. The name’s freshness comes from the combination: a compact Welsh beginning, a flowing new ending, and two syllables that belong comfortably together. Its hill is old language; the way it is carried is new.
How popular is Brynlee around the world?
In the United States, 8,347 babies were named Brynlee between 2020 and 2025.
Brynlee is on the official records of the United States and Canada.
United States
1 in 2,600
In the United States, 8,347 babies were named Brynlee between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Brynlee peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 3,500
In Canada, 105 girls named Brynlee were born in 2024, the 285th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
England and Wales
last on record 2018
Brynlee is not on the 2025 record for England and Wales, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
South Australia
last on record 2002
Brynlee is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Brynlee
Most people given the name Brynlee in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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