Recorded 1983–2022 Girls' name Peak 2002 430 births

Brinna — girls' name

430 babies named Brinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1142000s1802010s962020s11
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Brinna was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

31 babies were named Brinna in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinna

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Brinna between 1983 and 2022, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brinna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brinna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinna 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 430 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.

Brinna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

430

Since 1983

40 years of records

Peak year

2002

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1983

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brinna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1983

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
31
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 20222015201020052000199519891983 5

Brinna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 42% of Brinna's all-time total
1980s291990s1142000s1802010s962020s11

Brinna by state

Where Brinna concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brinna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 1.9%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
Texas share of Brinna's total US births 1.9%
Even split

8 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinna?
430 babies have been named Brinna since 1983. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 31 births.
When was Brinna most popular?
Brinna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Brinna most popular?
The top states for the name Brinna are Texas (8 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Brinna been used?
Brinna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 40 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brinna?
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.

Keep exploring Brinna

Nearby Names Like Brinna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brinna

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1983–2022 (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.