Fun Facts About the Name Brina
- More than 1 thousand babies named Brina: U.S. records list 1,374 babies given the name Brina from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Brina - about 1 boy for every 274 girls.
What Does the Name Brina Mean?
Brina is a feminine given name. In Italian and Slovene, it is a word name taken from brina, meaning frost or hoarfrost. The Italian noun comes from Latin pruina, which also means hoarfrost. In English, Brina is also used as a short form of Sabrina; in that use it is a nickname rather than a name with a separate meaning. Sabrina itself is the Latin name of the River Severn, whose Welsh name is Hafren.
Brina Name History & Origins
Brina is used as a given name in Italy and Slovenia, where it comes from the noun brina, meaning frost or hoarfrost. The Italian word descends from Latin pruina. In Slovenia, Brina is a feminine name; it is not the same as the masculine name Brin, which is usually connected with brin, juniper.
In English, Brina is mainly a short form of Sabrina. Sabrina is the Latin name of the River Severn in Britain, and the full name appears in English literature, for example as a water nymph in John Milton's 1634 masque Comus. Brina is formed by shortening Sabrina.
How Popular is the Name Brina?
Brina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1996. Its best rank was #2,233 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,117 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #13,726 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,086 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,336 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #13,781 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,681 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,212 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,455 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #8,891 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #8,063 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #9,047 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,728 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #6,514 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #7,513 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,168 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #9,325 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,124 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #4,668 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #5,933 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,597 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #4,726 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #4,184 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,744 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #3,073 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #3,148 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2000 | #3,032 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1999 | #2,817 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1998 | #3,021 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1997 | #2,517 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1996 | #2,233 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1995 | #2,557 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #2,706 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #2,941 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #2,739 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #3,168 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #2,965 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #4,033 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #4,190 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #4,493 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #4,046 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #3,256 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #4,502 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,694 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #4,970 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,350 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #3,867 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #3,348 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #4,276 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #4,252 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,297 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #4,618 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #4,751 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #5,230 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #6,016 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #6,682 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,024 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #5,191 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #5,023 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #6,630 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,223 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #4,397 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #6,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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