Girls' name · since 1985
Bridney
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.
- #20,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bridney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 182 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridney has been recorded 182 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2010.
- #20,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridney ranks #20,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bridney's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bridney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bridney splits its recorded history at 1993: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bridney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2010
- Peak year (1989)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Bridney by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (84 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Bridney's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Bridney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 84 births (46% of all-time use).
Bridney by state
Where Bridney concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
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What to do with Bridney's data
- Bridney's decade-level peak was the 1980s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bridneys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bridney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bridney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.