Bryden vs Bryan

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

Name A

Bryden

Boy name · Rank #4016

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Name B

Bryan

Boy name · Rank #308

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Metric Bryden Bryan
Current Rank #4016 #308
Total Births (all years) 1,940 389,589
Peak Year 2013 1985
Peak Year Births 149 8,717
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Bryden Bryan
1880s - 11
1890s - 405
1900s - 197
1910s - 462
1920s - 1,162
1930s - 1,295
1940s - 3,976
1950s - 20,628
1960s - 55,304
1970s 5 71,338
1980s 42 80,502
1990s 132 59,751
2000s 516 61,930
2010s 1,031 25,694
2020s 214 6,934

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bryden Bryan
2014 135 2,731
2015 97 2,492
2016 84 2,130
2017 77 1,840
2018 66 1,641
2019 58 1,425
2020 57 1,359
2021 41 1,211
2022 30 1,172
2023 28 1,082
2024 27 1,105
2025 31 1,005

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, 1977–2025.

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