Brinton — #12424 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Brinton

The Social Security Administration has registered 805 babies named Brinton between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brinton currently holds the #12424 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brinton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Brinton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brinton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brinton 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 805 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.