US rank #5244 Girls' name Peak 2018 381 births

Brinnley — #5244 US girls' name

381 babies named Brinnley in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s2282020s103
#5244
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Brinnley was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

34 babies were named Brinnley in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinnley

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Brinnley between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brinnley currently holds the #5244 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinnley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brinnley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brinnley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinnley 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 381 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.

Brinnley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

381

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2018

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,244

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brinnley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
34
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 20242021201820152012200920052002 6

Brinnley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
228 births that decade — 60% of Brinnley's all-time total
2000s502010s2282020s103

Brinnley by state

Where Brinnley concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brinnley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 1.3%
Utah share of Brinnley's total US births 1.3%

5 of 381 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinnley?
381 babies have been named Brinnley since 2002. It currently ranks #5244 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 34 births.
When was Brinnley most popular?
Brinnley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Brinnley most popular?
The top states for the name Brinnley are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Brinnley been used?
Brinnley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brinnley?
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, 2002–2024 (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.