Girls' name · since 1985
Brinkley
Brinkley has 1,308 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,308
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brinkley is the #5304 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,308 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Brinkley recorded 1,308 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #5304 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #6,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,308 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinkley ranks #6,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,308 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,308
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brinkley's 1,308 recorded births place it above 91.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brinkley compares
1,308 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Brinkley's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brinkley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,308 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brinkley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brinkley's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 90, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brinkley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Brinkley popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1939 (Brinkley as boys' name)
Brinkley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (629 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Brinkley's strongest decade.
629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Brinkley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
380 births
- 2010s
2010s
629 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 629 births (48% of all-time use).
How Brinkley 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 Brinkley's total volume
Brinkley by state
Where Brinkley concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 122 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Utah | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | California | | 8 | 0.6% |
122 of 1,308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brinkley appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brinkley's data
- Brinkley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (629 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brinkleys (122 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 Brinkley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Brinkley 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.