Recorded 1928–2010 Boys' name Peak 1994 36 births

Brisco — boys' name

36 babies named Brisco in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s61990s152000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Brisco was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brisco in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brisco

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Brisco between 1928 and 2010, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brisco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brisco performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brisco shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brisco 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 36 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.

Brisco at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

36

Since 1928

83 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1928

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2010

Brisco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1928

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Brisco by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 42% of Brisco's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brisco?
36 babies have been named Brisco since 1928. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Brisco most popular?
Brisco was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Brisco been used?
Brisco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 83 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Brisco?
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, 1928–2010 (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.