Girls' name · since 2001
Brinleigh
Brinleigh has 914 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brinleigh is the #3507 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 914 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinleigh has been recorded 914 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #3507 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,507 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 914 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinleigh ranks #7,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,507 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 914 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brinleigh's 914 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brinleigh compares
914 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Brinleigh's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brinleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 914 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brinleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brinleigh's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brinleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #3507 among girls.
914 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 82 births in a single year.
Brinleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (481 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Brinleigh's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brinleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
481 births
- 2020s
2020s
365 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 481 births (53% of all-time use).
Brinleigh decade highlights
- Peak decade 481 births
- Runner-up 365 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Brinleigh 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 Brinleigh's total volume
Brinleigh by state
Where Brinleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 69 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 32 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
69 of 914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.5% of nationwide
- Indiana 2.0% of nationwide
- Kentucky 1.3% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Brinleigh appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brinleigh's data
- Brinleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (481 total births) through the 2020s (365) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brinleighs (69 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 Brinleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Brinleigh 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.
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