Boys' name · since 1981
Bricen
Bricen has 973 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bricen is the #11025 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 973 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bricen has been recorded 973 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #11025 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 973 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bricen ranks #5,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 973 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bricen's 973 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bricen compares
973 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bricen's all-time total is 164% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bricen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 973 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bricen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bricen's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bricen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Bricen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (416 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Bricen's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Bricen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
372 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 416 births (43% of all-time use).
How Bricen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bricen's total volume
Bricen by state
Where Bricen concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Bricen's data
- Bricen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bricens (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bricen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bricen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.