Unisex name · since 1978
Brin
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 413 babies named Brin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 413
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
413 girls have been named Brin since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brin has been recorded 413 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2021.
- #13,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 413 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brin ranks #13,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 413 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 413
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brin's 413 recorded births place it above 81.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brin's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2021
- Peak year (2003)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Brin popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1980 (Brin as boys' name)
Brin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Brin's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Brin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brin's data
- Brin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1978–2021 (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 Brin 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.