Recorded 1985–2010 Girls' name Peak 1989 182 births

Bridney — girls' name

182 babies named Bridney in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s841990s812000s122010s5
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Bridney was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

30 babies were named Bridney in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bridney

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Bridney between 1985 and 2010, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bridney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bridney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bridney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Bridney in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bridney in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bridney at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

182

Since 1985

26 years of records

Peak year

1989

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1985

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2010

Bridney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1985

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1989)
30
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 2010199919951992198919861985 9

Bridney by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
84 births that decade — 46% of Bridney's all-time total
1980s841990s812000s122010s5

Bridney by state

Where Bridney concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bridney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 8.8%
#2 Louisiana
5 2.7%
Texas share of Bridney's total US births 8.8%
Even split

16 of 182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bridney?
182 babies have been named Bridney since 1985. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1989 with 30 births.
When was Bridney most popular?
Bridney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Bridney most popular?
The top states for the name Bridney are Texas (16 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Bridney been used?
Bridney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 26 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Bridney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.