Girls' name · since 1983
Brinna
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 430 babies named Brinna, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 430
- total births
- 1983–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
430 girls have been named Brinna since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinna has been recorded 430 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2022.
- 430 total births
- 1983–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
430 girls have been named Brinna since 1983, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 430
- total births
- 1983–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
42% of everyone ever named Brinna was born in this single decade.
31 babies were named Brinna in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Brinna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brinna's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brinna at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Brinna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
430 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 31 births in a single year.
Brinna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Brinna's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brinna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (42% of all-time use).
Brinna decade highlights
- Peak decade 180 births
- Runner-up 114 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Brinna by state
Where Brinna concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.9% of nationwide
- New York 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Brinna's data
- Brinna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brinnas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1983–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brinna: Baby Name Since 1983 - 430 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brinna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brinna 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 July 2026.
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