Girls' name · since 2000
Briseis
1,376 babies named Briseis in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,376
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Briseis is the #5507 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,376 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Briseis recorded 1,376 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #5507 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #6,034 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,507 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,376 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briseis ranks #6,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,507 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,376 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,507 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,376
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Briseis's 1,376 recorded births place it above 91.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Briseis compares
1,376 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Briseis's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Briseis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Briseis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briseis's full recorded timeline at 2015, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briseis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Briseis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (710 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Briseis's strongest decade.
710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Briseis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
457 births
- 2010s
2010s
710 births
- 2020s 209
2020s
209 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 710 births (52% of all-time use).
How Briseis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Briseis's total volume
Briseis by state
Where Briseis concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 281 | 20.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 247 | 18.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 88 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 37 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
281 of 1,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Briseis's data
- Briseis's decade-level peak was the 2010s (710 total births); usage has since declined to 209 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briseiss (281 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briseis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Briseis 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.