Brinlee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,798

among girls · ↓63 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

112

named Brinlee · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 14,351

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

181 babies

All-time total

2,850

#3,716 all-time among girls

First recorded

1992

in Social Security records

Brinlee popularity over time

2,850 babies have been named Brinlee since 1992, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	54	5	–	#6,774
2000s	509	51	+843%	#2,230
2010s	1,485	149	+192%	#1,299
2020s (to 2025)	802	134	-10%	#1,355

Where Brinlee 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	108	0.07	outside top 500
2027	105	0.07	outside top 500
2028	102	0.06	outside top 500
2029	100	0.06	outside top 500
2030	99	0.06	outside top 500

Where Brinlee is most popular

Girls named Brinlee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.079 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Idaho, and Kentucky.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brinlee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Oklahoma	29	0.394	+397%
Idaho	12	0.359	+352%
Kentucky	24	0.281	+254%
Arkansas	14	0.265	+234%
Missouri	21	0.174	+120%
Michigan	28	0.154	+94%
Indiana	21	0.150	+89%
Pennsylvania	32	0.135	+71%
Tennessee	19	0.120	+51%
Georgia	27	0.119	+50%
Wisconsin	12	0.117	+47%
Iowa	5	0.086	+8%
Ohio	20	0.084	+6%
Texas	53	0.066	-17%
Utah	5	0.060	-24%
Alabama	5	0.053	-33%
Florida	16	0.037	-53%
North Carolina	5	0.022	-72%
Illinois	5	0.022	-72%
California	17	0.020	-74%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brinlee

Brinlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,798 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 2,850 American babies have been named Brinlee. Its peak came in 2017, when 181 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 Brinlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brinlee?

The median living Brinlee is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 2,800 people named Brinlee are alive in the United States today.

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

Brinlee year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	112	#1,798
2024	117	#1,735
2023	108	#1,856
2022	172	#1,355
2021	134	#1,568
2020	159	#1,369
2019	142	#1,523
2018	152	#1,448
2017	181	#1,299
2016	178	#1,332
2015	177	#1,338
2014	168	#1,376
2013	114	#1,795
2012	119	#1,734
2011	151	#1,481
2010	103	#1,947
2009	88	#2,230
2008	76	#2,487
2007	71	#2,602
2006	69	#2,610
2005	54	#2,973
2004	39	#3,697
2003	35	#3,884
2002	32	#3,995
2001	25	#4,710
2000	20	#5,520
1995	5	#13,725
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brinlee?

The median living Brinlee is about 9 years old. Half of all living Brinlees are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Brinlee are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Brinlee are alive in the United States, based on 2,850 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brinlee mean?

Spelling variant of Brynlee.

How popular is the name Brinlee in 2025?

Brinlee ranked #1,798 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brinlee?

2,850 babies have been named Brinlee in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brinlee most popular?

Brinlee peaked in 2017, when 181 newborns received the name.

Is Brinlee a boy or girl name?

Brinlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brinlee rising or falling?

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

Will Brinlee become more popular?

Brinlee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 99 girls named Brinlee 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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