Recorded 1992–2000 Girls' name Peak 1994 16 births

Brinisha — girls' name

16 babies named Brinisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Brinisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brinisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Brinisha between 1992 and 2000, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brinisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinisha 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 16 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.

Brinisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

16

Since 1992

9 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1992

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2000

Brinisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1992

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 200019941992 5

Brinisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Brinisha's all-time total
1990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinisha?
16 babies have been named Brinisha since 1992. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Brinisha most popular?
Brinisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Brinisha been used?
Brinisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 9 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Brinisha?
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.

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, 1992–2000 (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.