Girls' name · since 1947
Brina
Brina has 1,369 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,074 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,369 babies have been named Brina since 1947, making it today's #11074 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brina recorded 1,369 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #11074 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #6,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,074 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,369 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brina ranks #6,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,074 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,369 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,074 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brina's 1,369 recorded births place it above 91.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Brina compares
1,369 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,369 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brina splits its recorded history at 1995: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Brina popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Brina as boys' name)
Brina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (452 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Brina's strongest decade.
452 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Brina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s
1990s
452 births
- 2000s
2000s
336 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 452 births (33% of all-time use).
How Brina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brina's total volume
Brina by state
Where Brina concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| 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% |
109 of 1,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Brina's data
- Brina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (452 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brinas (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Brina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Brina 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.