Name Legacy

Brinkley

Recorded 1939–2025 · United States

Brinkley was most popular in 2012, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,584 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,346 people named Brinkley.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#3,584
Births that year96
Total since 18801,346
Given to97% girls

Brinkley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Brinkley’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brinkley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brinkley is a girl’s name — 97.2% of the 1,346 Americans given it were girls and 2.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org