Recorded 2013–2018 Boys' name Peak 2016 34 births

Behruz — boys' name

34 babies named Behruz in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s34
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Behruz was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

11 babies were named Behruz in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Behruz

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Behruz between 2013 and 2018, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Behruz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Behruz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Behruz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Behruz in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Behruz at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

34

Since 2013

6 years of records

Peak year

2016

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2013

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2018

Behruz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2013

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 2018201620142013 8

Behruz by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 100% of Behruz's all-time total
2010s34

Behruz by state

Where Behruz concentrates geographically — total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Behruz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 17.6%
New York share of Behruz's total US births 17.6%

6 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Behruz?
34 babies have been named Behruz since 2013. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Behruz most popular?
Behruz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Behruz most popular?
The top states for the name Behruz are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Behruz been used?
Behruz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 6 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Behruz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Behr, Behnam, Behrett, Behren, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.