Girls' name · since 1979

Brindy

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Brindy, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,194 of 72,339
all-time among girls
99
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Brindy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 99 have been recorded since 1979.

Brindy has 99 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2005.

  • #27,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 99 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brindy ranks #27,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#27,194 of 72,339
all-time among girls
99
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brindy's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brindy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brindy splits its recorded history at 1992: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Brindy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
45678910 197919841986198819921996200020042005 5

Brindy by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 41% of the file).

1980s was Brindy's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Brindy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brindy?
Brindy has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,194 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 9 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Brindy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brindy ranks #27,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brindy most popular?
Brindy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Brindy been used?
The SSA has tracked Brindy since 1979 -- 27 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Brindy?
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.

What to do with Brindy's data

  • Brindy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2000s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brindy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brindy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–2005 (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 Brindy 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.