Girls' name · since 1939
Brinda
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 2,155 babies named Brinda, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,155
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brinda is the #13381 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,155 recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinda has been recorded 2,155 times among girls since 1939, currently ranked #13381 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #4,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,381 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,155 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinda ranks #4,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,381 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,155 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,155
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Brinda's 2,155 recorded births place it above 93.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brinda compares
2,155 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Brinda's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,155 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brinda's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Brinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (784 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Brinda's strongest decade.
784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Brinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 310
1940s
310 births
- 1950s
1950s
784 births
- 1960s
1960s
483 births
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 784 births (36% of all-time use).
How Brinda 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 Brinda's total volume
Brinda by state
Where Brinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 78 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 64 | 3.0% |
| #4 | California | | 56 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 51 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 47 | 2.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 43 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 33 | 1.5% |
103 of 2,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Brinda appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brinda's data
- Brinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (784 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brindas (103 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 Brinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Brinda 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.