Recorded 1980–2021 Girls' name Peak 1992 140 births

Briselda — girls' name

140 babies named Briselda in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s492000s602010s102020s5
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Briselda was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Briselda in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briselda

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Briselda between 1980 and 2021, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briselda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briselda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Briselda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Briselda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briselda 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 140 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.

Briselda at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

140

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Briselda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1980

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 20212009200520021999199219891980 5

Briselda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 43% of Briselda's all-time total
1980s161990s492000s602010s102020s5

Briselda by state

Where Briselda concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Briselda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 17.9%
California share of Briselda's total US births 17.9%

25 of 140 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briselda?
140 babies have been named Briselda since 1980. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Briselda most popular?
Briselda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Briselda most popular?
The top states for the name Briselda are California (25 births).
How long has the name Briselda been used?
Briselda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 42 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Briselda?
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.

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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, 1980–2021 (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.