Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 262 births

Bricia — girls' name

262 babies named Bricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s582000s1182010s542020s11
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Bricia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

27 babies were named Bricia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Bricia between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bricia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bricia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bricia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bricia 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 262 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.

Bricia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

262

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2007

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Bricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
27
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 202320142010200620021998199319871981 7

Bricia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 45% of Bricia's all-time total
1980s211990s582000s1182010s542020s11

Bricia by state

Where Bricia concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bricia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 9.9%
#2 Texas
6 2.3%
California share of Bricia's total US births 9.9%
Even split

26 of 262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bricia?
262 babies have been named Bricia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 27 births.
When was Bricia most popular?
Bricia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Bricia most popular?
The top states for the name Bricia are California (26 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Bricia been used?
Bricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Bricia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2023 (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.