Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Brinkley

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #5,269 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#5,269
among girls · ↓227 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Brinkley · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
96 babies
All-time total
1,346
#6,257 all-time among girls
First recorded
1939
in Social Security records

Brinkley popularity over time

1,346 babies have been named Brinkley since 1939, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 11 11 1 – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 13 – 13 1 – #8,444
1990s 108 – 108 11 +731% #4,612
2000s 380 11 391 39 +262% #2,971
2010s 629 11 640 64 +64% #2,111
2020s (to 2025) 178 – 178 30 -54% #3,232

Where Brinkley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brinkley

Brinkley is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,269 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1939, 1,346 American babies have been named Brinkley. Its peak came in 2012, when 96 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brinkley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brinkley?

The median living Brinkley is about 13 years old; half are between 9 and 19. An estimated 1,300 people named Brinkley are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brinkley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,269 – –
2024 26 #5,042 – –
2023 31 #4,478 – –
2022 23 #5,492 – –
2021 26 #4,984 – –
2020 48 #3,232 – –
2019 35 #4,090 – –
2018 41 #3,688 – –
2017 42 #3,644 – –
2016 47 #3,385 – –
2015 73 #2,479 – –
2014 74 #2,445 – –
2013 90 #2,111 5 #12,415
2012 90 #2,117 6 #10,982
2011 71 #2,540 – –
2010 66 #2,701 – –
2009 58 #2,971 – –
2008 47 #3,485 – –
2007 50 #3,340 – –
2006 36 #4,085 6 #10,847
2005 36 #3,960 – –
2004 33 #4,186 – –
2003 29 #4,439 – –
2002 32 #3,994 5 #10,888
2001 25 #4,709 – –
2000 34 #3,744 – –
1995 10 #8,167 – –
1990 8 #9,365 – –
1985 7 #8,444 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 5 #3,979
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brinkley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brinkley?

The median living Brinkley is about 13 years old. Half of all living Brinkleys are between 9 and 19 years old.

How many people named Brinkley are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Brinkley are alive in the United States, based on 1,346 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brinkley in 2025?

Brinkley ranked #5,269 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brinkley?

1,346 babies have been named Brinkley in the United States since 1939, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brinkley most popular?

Brinkley peaked in 2012, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Brinkley a boy or girl name?

Brinkley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brinkley rising or falling?

Brinkley is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brinkley become more popular?

Brinkley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Brinkley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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