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.
- #12,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak 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.
- #12,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 430 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinna ranks #12,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brinna's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
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 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
Brinna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 42% of the file).
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 by state
Where Brinna concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brinna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1983–2022 (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 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 August 2026.