Brinkley
Brinkley was the 5269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2111th; the most babies were born in 2012 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,790 places. More babies were named Brinkley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,269 girls, down 2,037 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201290 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,346babies recorded
Brinkley popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 38 since 1939.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,269 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,232 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,701 | 66 |
| 2000 | #3,744 | 34 |
| 1990 | #9,365 | 8 |
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How popular is Brinkley, counting every spelling?
Brinkley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkley | 24 | #5,269 | 130 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brinkley?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brinkley (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brinkley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brinkley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brinkley?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Brinkley are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Brinkley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brinkley by state
How common Brinkley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brinkley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brinkley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brinkley
How popular is the name Brinkley?
Brinkley was the 5269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2111th; the most babies were born in 2012 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,790 places. More babies were named Brinkley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brinkley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brinkley in the US.
Where is Brinkley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brinkley was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.