US rank #15491 Girls' name Peak 1952 2,149 births

Brinda — #15491 US girls' name

2,149 babies named Brinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s3101950s7841960s4831970s1461980s831990s1212000s1222010s732020s22
#15491
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Brinda was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

98 babies were named Brinda in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,149 babies named Brinda between 1939 and 2024, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinda currently holds the #15491 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 784 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Brinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Brinda in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinda 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 2,149 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.

Brinda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,149

Since 1939

86 years of records

Peak year

1952

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#15,491

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1939

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1939

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1952)
98
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Brinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
784 births that decade — 36% of Brinda's all-time total
1930s51940s3101950s7841960s4831970s1461980s831990s1212000s1222010s732020s22

Brinda by state

Where Brinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brinda
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%
Texas share of Brinda's total US births 4.8%
Even split

103 of 2,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Brinda appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinda?
2,149 babies have been named Brinda since 1939. It currently ranks #15491 among girls. The peak year was 1952 with 98 births.
When was Brinda most popular?
Brinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 784 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Brinda most popular?
The top states for the name Brinda are Texas (103 births), Mississippi (78 births), Arkansas (64 births).
How long has the name Brinda been used?
Brinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 86 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brinda?
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, 1939–2024 (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.