US rank #1756 Girls' name Peak 2017 2,736 births

Brinlee — #1756 US girls' name

2,736 babies named Brinlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s5092010s14852020s688
#1756
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brinlee was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

181 babies were named Brinlee in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,736 babies named Brinlee between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinlee currently holds the #1756 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 181 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,485 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brinlee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 291 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Brinlee in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinlee 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 2,736 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.

Brinlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,736

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2017

181 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,756

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brinlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
181
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Brinlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,485 births that decade — 54% of Brinlee's all-time total
1990s542000s5092010s14852020s688

Brinlee by state

Where Brinlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brinlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
291 10.6%
#2 Texas
280 10.2%
#3 Oklahoma
135 4.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
72 2.6%
#5 Ohio
64 2.3%
#6 Georgia
60 2.2%
#7 Florida
58 2.1%
#8 Indiana
56 2.0%
Utah share of Brinlee's total US births 10.6%
Even split

291 of 2,736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Brinlee appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinlee?
2,736 babies have been named Brinlee since 1992. It currently ranks #1756 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 181 births.
When was Brinlee most popular?
Brinlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,485 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Brinlee most popular?
The top states for the name Brinlee are Utah (291 births), Texas (280 births), Oklahoma (135 births).
How long has the name Brinlee been used?
Brinlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brinlee?
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, 1992–2024 (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.