Baby Name Popularity Profile

Brinley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Brinley.

✦ Burnt clearing or burnt meadow 🌍 English nature traditional
National Rank (2025) #608
All-Time Peak Rank #328 Achieved 2017
Total U.S. Births 13,490 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 1.0% Boy / 99.0% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1987 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 1,000 births in 2017
💡 The Brinley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Burnt clearing or burnt meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an English surname, which was originally a place name meaning 'burnt clearing' or 'burnt meadow' in Old English.
Common Nicknames
Brin Lee
Alternative Spellings
Brinlee Brindley
Pronunciation: BRIN-lee
Themes & Categories
nature traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Brinley

According to SSA data, Brinley achieved its highest historical rank of #328 in 2017. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2017 with 1,000 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 38.7%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 36 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Brinley across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -38.7% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 1,000 births in 2017
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 11 yrs
Registry Streak 36 yrs
Historical Volatility Moderately Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 13
1990s: 210
2000s: 1,843
2010s: 7,431
2020s: 3,993

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Bri-nley
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Nebraska
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #341 860 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #252 225 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #692 323 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 86 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #249 179 2016 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 83 2013 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 81 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #279 305 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #277 450 2017 40.6% Decline
Kansas Unranked 208 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #379 264 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #723 228 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #404 336 2020 58.1% Decline
Montana #216 55 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #287 302 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #552 410 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #355 359 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #440 143 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #654 335 2020 63.3% Decline
Arkansas #385 170 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #880 1,099 2017 47.6% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 45 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #692 230 2016 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #541 408 2018 37.5% Decline
Florida #775 480 2017 38.2% Decline
Michigan #342 492 2017 29.7% Decline
Georgia #588 344 2017 30.8% Decline
Ohio #567 552 2018 62.5% Decline
Pennsylvania #434 632 2018 44.4% Decline
Louisiana #398 208 2018 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #568 162 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 15 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #586 189 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #860 226 2018 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #320 90 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #675 428 2017 50.0% Decline
Maryland #671 122 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #538 91 2017 Insufficient historical volume
California #1664 567 2018 69.0% Decline
New Jersey #960 119 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #778 93 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1246 288 2019 59.3% Decline
Alaska Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 6 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 15 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 30 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 12 2020 Insufficient historical volume

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