US rank #12466 Girls' name Peak 2012 596 births

Brinn — #12466 US girls' name

596 babies named Brinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s491990s942000s2002010s2062020s47
#12466
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Brinn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

36 babies were named Brinn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinn

The Social Security Administration has registered 596 babies named Brinn between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinn currently holds the #12466 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brinn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Brinn in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinn 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 596 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.

Brinn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

596

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2012

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,466

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brinn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
36
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419871980 6

Brinn popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1983 (Brinn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199719861983 5

Brinn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
206 births that decade — 35% of Brinn's all-time total
1980s491990s942000s2002010s2062020s47

Brinn by state

Where Brinn concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Brinn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.2%
#2 Ohio
6 1.0%
#3 Minnesota
5 0.8%
#4 Washington
5 0.8%
Texas share of Brinn's total US births 1.2%
Even split

7 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinn?
596 babies have been named Brinn since 1980. It currently ranks #12466 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 36 births.
When was Brinn most popular?
Brinn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Brinn most popular?
The top states for the name Brinn are Texas (7 births), Ohio (6 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Brinn been used?
Brinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brinn?
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, 1980–2024 (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.