Feminine dossier · first seen 1985

Brinkley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Brinkley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1985Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

71.1%

2024

All-time

1,283

Brinkley is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 90 girls were named Brinkley.

In 2024, only 26 girls were given the name.

Down 71.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,283 Americans have been named Brinkley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1985.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

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