Boys' name · since 1919
Brinson
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Brinson, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
366 boys have been named Brinson since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brinson recorded 366 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #9,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 366 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brinson ranks #9,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brinson's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Brinson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brinson's full recorded timeline at 1998, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brinson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Brinson popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2002 (Brinson as girls' name)
Brinson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Brinson's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Brinson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (23% of all-time use).
Brinson by state
Where Brinson concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 23 | 6.3% |
23 of 366 births nationwide.
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- Brinson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Brinsons (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brinson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1919–2024 (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 Brinson 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.