US rank #8371 Boys' name Peak 2003 366 births

Brinson — #8371 US boys' name

366 babies named Brinson in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s151940s51950s111960s161980s441990s742000s832010s782020s35
#8371
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Brinson was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Brinson in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brinson

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Brinson between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brinson currently holds the #8371 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Brinson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brinson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinson 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 366 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.

Brinson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

366

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,371

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brinson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
05101520 202420172010200319971990198019421919 5

Brinson popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2002 (Brinson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2002 6

Brinson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
83 births that decade — 23% of Brinson's all-time total
1910s51930s151940s51950s111960s161980s441990s742000s832010s782020s35

Brinson by state

Where Brinson concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brinson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
23 6.3%
Georgia share of Brinson's total US births 6.3%

23 of 366 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brinson?
366 babies have been named Brinson since 1919. It currently ranks #8371 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Brinson most popular?
Brinson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Brinson most popular?
The top states for the name Brinson are Georgia (23 births).
How long has the name Brinson been used?
Brinson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brinson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.