Is Brinton a boy or girl name?

Brinton is a boy’s name. Of the 805 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Brinton

Recorded 1914–2024 · United States

Brinton was most popular in 1984, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,332 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 805 people named Brinton.

Brinton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brinton’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brinton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brinton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 805 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org