Girls' name · since 1981
Bricia
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 262 babies named Bricia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bricia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 262 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bricia has been recorded 262 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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 2023.
- #17,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 262 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bricia ranks #17,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bricia's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bricia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bricia's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bricia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Bricia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (118 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Bricia's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bricia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (45% of all-time use).
Bricia by state
Where Bricia concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.3% |
26 of 262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Bricia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bricias (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bricia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1981–2023 (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 Bricia 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.