Brycen vs Bryan

Side-by-side comparison of Brycen and Bryan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Brycen

Boy name · Rank #753

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Name B

Bryan

Boy name · Rank #305

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Metric Brycen Bryan
Current Rank #753 #305
Total Births (all years) 13,706 388,581
Peak Year 2011 1985
Peak Year Births 999 8,717
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Brycen Bryan
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 405
1900ss — 197
1910ss — 462
1920ss — 1,162
1930ss — 1,295
1940ss — 3,976
1950ss — 20,628
1960ss — 55,300
1970ss 5 71,342
1980ss 136 80,504
1990ss 765 59,751
2000ss 3,582 61,930
2010ss 7,348 25,689
2020ss 1,870 5,929

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brycen Bryan
2014 772 2,730
2015 670 2,492
2016 643 2,129
2017 605 1,840
2018 572 1,641
2019 534 1,425
2020 449 1,359
2021 403 1,211
2022 363 1,172
2023 316 1,082
2024 339 1,105

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2024.

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