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Brinkley Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Brinkley?

The rare name Brinkley was the 3,716th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Brinkley, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,109 in 2013.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2012 with 90 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Brinkley was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brinkley occurred roughly during the years 1993-1996, 1997-2000, and 2004-2012.

Sometimes the name Brinkley has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Brinkley popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Brinkley's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Brinkley for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Brinkley is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Brinkley (Girl)Brinkley (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 40 3,716 < 5 --
2017 42 3,622 < 5 --
2016 47 3,379 < 5 --
2015 73 2,476 < 5 --
2014 74 2,439 < 5 --
2013 90 2,109 5 12,398
2012 90 2,113 6 10,966
2011 71 2,536 < 5 --
2010 66 2,699 < 5 --
2009 58 2,969 < 5 --
2008 47 3,481 < 5 --
2007 50 3,340 < 5 --
2006 36 4,084 6 10,843
2005 36 3,957 < 5 --
2004 32 4,298 < 5 --
2003 29 4,434 < 5 --
2002 32 3,994 5 10,882
2001 25 4,708 < 5 --
2000 34 3,743 < 5 --
1999 20 5,256 < 5 --
1998 7 11,309 < 5 --
1997 7 11,021 < 5 --
1996 22 4,612 < 5 --
1995 10 8,168 < 5 --
1994 9 8,913 < 5 --
1993 7 10,764 < 5 --
1992 10 8,154 < 5 --
1991 8 9,437 < 5 --
1990 8 9,362 < 5 --
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1987 6 9,992 < 5 --
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1985 7 8,442 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.