US rank #13637 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,361 births

Brina — #13637 US girls' name

1,361 babies named Brina in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71960s351970s1321980s2061990s4522000s3362010s1452020s48
#13637
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Brina was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

60 babies were named Brina in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,361 babies named Brina between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brina currently holds the #13637 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 452 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Brina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brina in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brina 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 1,361 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.

Brina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,361

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

1996

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,637

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
60
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681947 7

Brina popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Brina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Brina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
452 births that decade — 33% of Brina's all-time total
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Brina by state

Where Brina concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Brina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
109 8.0%
#2 Texas
22 1.6%
#3 New York
11 0.8%
#4 Illinois
6 0.4%
#5 Georgia
5 0.4%
California share of Brina's total US births 8.0%
Even split

109 of 1,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brina?
1,361 babies have been named Brina since 1947. It currently ranks #13637 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 60 births.
When was Brina most popular?
Brina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 452 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Brina most popular?
The top states for the name Brina are California (109 births), Texas (22 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Brina been used?
Brina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brina?
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.

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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, 1947–2024 (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.