Recorded 2010–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 28 births

Brink — boys' name

28 babies named Brink in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s10
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Brink was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Brink in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brink

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Brink between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brink currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brink performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brink shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brink 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 28 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.

Brink at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brink popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 20232022201920162010 5

Brink by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 64% of Brink's all-time total
2010s182020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brink?
28 babies have been named Brink since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Brink most popular?
Brink was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Brink been used?
Brink has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brink?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2023 (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.