Fun Facts About the Name Breleigh
- 389 babies named Breleigh: U.S. records list 389 babies given the name Breleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Breleigh Mean?
Breleigh is a modern English feminine name, most often explained as a spelling variant of Briley. Briley is an English surname-name commonly derived from the Yorkshire place name Brierley, which comes from Old English brēr, "briar," and lēah, "woodland" or "clearing." On that derivation, Breleigh means "briar clearing." The connection to Briley is the usual interpretation rather than a securely documented etymology for Breleigh itself.
Breleigh Name History & Origins
Breleigh's spelling follows the -leigh pattern common in contemporary English feminine names. That ending represents Old English lēah, "woodland" or "clearing," which also appears in English place names and surnames as -ley and -lee. The surname Briley, with which Breleigh is often associated, is often treated as one of several spellings of the Yorkshire place name Brierley, formed from brēr, "briar," and lēah. Breleigh uses the -leigh spelling with a similar surname sound, a pattern found in many contemporary English feminine names.
How Popular is the Name Breleigh?
Breleigh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #3,434 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,152 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #13,772 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,046 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #9,857 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,847 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #7,514 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,829 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,767 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #7,727 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #7,442 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #6,915 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,577 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #6,217 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #5,245 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #3,434 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #5,119 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #7,545 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,875 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #7,896 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #15,815 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,273 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,024 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #9,612 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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