In all the world, Brinley (Brinley 
) is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Brinley is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is a rare male name, South Africa, and Australia, where it is a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa. Likewise, Brinley is the last name as well as the forename.