Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Brinley

Meaning Possibly a variant of Brindley Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #608 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

Possibly a variant of Brindley.

Rank 2025
#608
among girls · ↓44 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
481
named Brinley · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,342
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
1,007 babies
All-time total
13,641
#1,385 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Brinley popularity over time

13,641 babies have been named Brinley since 1987, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 13 – 13 1 – #8,494
1990s 210 6 216 22 +1562% #2,426
2000s 1,843 33 1,876 188 +769% #781
2010s 7,431 83 7,514 751 +301% #328
2020s (to 2025) 3,993 29 4,022 670 -11% #362

Where Brinley 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 446 0.28 outside top 500
2027 419 0.26 outside top 500
2028 397 0.25 outside top 500
2029 379 0.24 outside top 500
2030 365 0.23 outside top 500

Where Brinley is most popular

Girls named Brinley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.387 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Idaho.

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 Brinley 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
West Virginia 37 1.41 +265%
New Hampshire 24 1.30 +236%
Idaho 42 1.26 +225%
Iowa 70 1.20 +210%
Wisconsin 113 1.10 +184%
Nebraska 39 1.08 +181%
Kentucky 84 0.982 +154%
Missouri 110 0.913 +136%
Mississippi 39 0.834 +116%
Utah 69 0.829 +114%
Arkansas 43 0.814 +110%
Montana 11 0.813 +110%
Michigan 148 0.813 +110%
North Dakota 10 0.761 +97%
Pennsylvania 177 0.749 +94%
Indiana 105 0.748 +93%
Minnesota 78 0.723 +87%
Louisiana 58 0.663 +71%
Oklahoma 48 0.652 +69%
Kansas 37 0.641 +66%
South Dakota 9 0.630 +63%
Arizona 82 0.584 +51%
Ohio 138 0.582 +50%
Alaska 5 0.581 +50%
Alabama 54 0.575 +49%
Tennessee 83 0.524 +36%
South Carolina 47 0.523 +35%
Oregon 32 0.491 +27%
Georgia 110 0.484 +25%
North Carolina 109 0.479 +24%
Washington 63 0.436 +13%
Maryland 46 0.434 +12%
Colorado 45 0.403 ≈ national
Illinois 90 0.393 ≈ national
Maine 6 0.388 ≈ national
Virginia 58 0.340 -12%
Florida 144 0.337 -13%
Nevada 15 0.323 -16%
Texas 229 0.285 -26%
Massachusetts 33 0.273 -29%
New Jersey 35 0.194 -50%
New York 75 0.189 -51%
California 150 0.178 -54%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Brinley

Brinley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #608 in 2025 with 481 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 13,641 American babies have been named Brinley. Its peak came in 2017, when 1,007 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 Brinley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brinley?

The median living Brinley is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 14 thousand people named Brinley are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Brinley 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 481 #608 – –
2024 535 #564 – –
2023 622 #492 11 #7,359
2022 699 #449 5 #12,643
2021 799 #394 5 #12,430
2020 857 #362 8 #8,863
2019 812 #386 7 #9,903
2018 955 #338 5 #12,451
2017 1,000 #328 7 #9,844
2016 983 #339 7 #9,821
2015 785 #408 8 #8,863
2014 696 #459 8 #8,891
2013 596 #505 14 #5,969
2012 613 #500 10 #7,627
2011 547 #530 8 #8,871
2010 444 #659 9 #8,241
2009 362 #781 – –
2008 232 #1,115 10 #7,775
2007 229 #1,129 7 #9,913
2006 222 #1,121 – –
2005 198 #1,164 – –
2004 158 #1,346 5 #11,607
2003 136 #1,446 6 #9,738
2002 135 #1,419 – –
2001 94 #1,863 5 #10,782
2000 77 #2,108 – –
1995 16 #5,712 – –
1990 9 #8,576 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brinley?

The median living Brinley is about 9 years old. Half of all living Brinleys are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Brinley are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Brinley are alive in the United States, based on 13,641 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brinley mean?

Possibly a variant of Brindley.

How popular is the name Brinley in 2025?

Brinley ranked #608 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 481 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brinley?

13,641 babies have been named Brinley in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brinley most popular?

Brinley peaked in 2017, when 1,007 newborns received the name.

Is Brinley a boy or girl name?

Brinley is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brinley rising or falling?

Brinley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Brinley become more popular?

Brinley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 365 girls named Brinley 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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