How Many People Are Named Brinlee?
An estimated 2,712 people in the United States have the first name Brinlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Brinlee peaked in popularity in 2017 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brinlee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brinlee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brinlee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,712
About 1 in 126,384 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
181 births
Total Registered
2,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brinlee
Brinlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,736 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brinlee as a female name
Ranked #1,746 in 2024
115 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (181 births)
Brinlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brinlee span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,485 babies were registered. While Brinlee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brinlee by Decade
How has Brinlee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brinlee by State
Birth registrations for Brinlee span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Texas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in West Virginia, Washington, Virginia. On average, about 51 Brinlees were registered per state.
Brinlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brinlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Brinlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brinlee?
We estimate approximately 2,712 people named Brinlee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 126,384 Americans share this first name.
Is Brinlee a common name?
Brinlee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brinlee most popular?
Brinlee reached peak popularity in 2017, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brinlee is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brinlee a female name?
Brinlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brinlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brinlee Smith, Brinlee Johnson, Brinlee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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