How Many People Are Named Brinton?
An estimated 665 people in the United States have the first name Brinton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Brinton peaked in popularity in 1984 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brinton 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 Brinton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
665
About 1 in 515,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
24 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brinton
Brinton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 805 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brinton as a male name
Ranked #12,577 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (24 births)
Brinton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brinton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 164 babies were registered. Brinton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brinton by Decade
How has Brinton 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.
Brinton by State
Brinton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brinton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brinton
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brinton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brinton?
We estimate approximately 665 people named Brinton 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 515,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Brinton a common name?
Brinton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brinton most popular?
Brinton reached peak popularity in 1984, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brinton is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brinton a male name?
Brinton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brinton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brinton Smith, Brinton Johnson, Brinton 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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