Brinley is an established girls' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Brinley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #608 for girl births in the United States (and #1,200 across all names), given to 481 babies. Brinley was first reported in SSA data in 1987 and peaked in 2017 (1,000 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 481 | 481 | #608 | — |
| 2024 | 535 | 535 | #564 | — |
| 2023 | 633 | 633 | #492 | #7,359 |
| 2022 | 704 | 704 | #449 | #12,643 |
| 2021 | 804 | 804 | #394 | #12,430 |
| 2020 | 865 | 865 | #362 | #8,863 |
| 2019 | 819 | 819 | #386 | #9,903 |
| 2018 | 960 | 960 | #338 | #12,451 |
| 2017 | 1,007 | 1,007 | #328 | #9,844 |
| 2016 | 990 | 990 | #339 | #9,821 |
| 2015 | 793 | 793 | #408 | #8,863 |
| 2014 | 704 | 704 | #459 | #8,891 |
| 2013 | 610 | 610 | #505 | #5,969 |
| 2012 | 623 | 623 | #500 | #7,627 |
| 2011 | 555 | 555 | #530 | #8,871 |
| 2010 | 453 | 453 | #659 | #8,241 |
| 2009 | 362 | 362 | #781 | — |
| 2008 | 242 | 242 | #1,115 | #7,775 |
| 2007 | 236 | 236 | #1,129 | #9,913 |
| 2006 | 222 | 222 | #1,121 | — |
| 2005 | 198 | 198 | #1,164 | — |
| 2004 | 163 | 163 | #1,346 | #11,607 |
| 2003 | 142 | 142 | #1,446 | #9,738 |
| 2002 | 135 | 135 | #1,419 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | 99 | #1,863 | #10,782 |
| 2000 | 77 | 77 | #2,108 | — |
| 1999 | 60 | 60 | #2,426 | — |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #3,022 | — |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #4,395 | #8,260 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,897 | — |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #5,712 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #9,697 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,568 | — |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,155 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,050 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,576 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,494 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,513 | — |