Recorded 1999–2012 Boys' name Peak 2008 37 births

Briceton — boys' name

37 babies named Briceton in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s172010s15
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Briceton was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Briceton in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briceton

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Briceton between 1999 and 2012, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Briceton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briceton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Briceton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briceton 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 37 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.

Briceton at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

37

Since 1999

14 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1999

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2012

Briceton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1999

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 20122011200820051999 5

Briceton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 46% of Briceton's all-time total
1990s52000s172010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briceton?
37 babies have been named Briceton since 1999. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Briceton most popular?
Briceton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Briceton been used?
Briceton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 14 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Briceton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 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, 1999–2012 (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.