Girls' name · since 1980
Briselda
Briselda has 140 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
140 girls have been named Briselda since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Briselda recorded 140 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- #23,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briselda ranks #23,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Briselda's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Briselda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briselda's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briselda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
140 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 12 births in a single year.
Briselda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Briselda's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Briselda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (43% of all-time use).
Briselda decade highlights
- Peak decade 60 births
- Runner-up 49 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Briselda by state
Where Briselda concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 17.9% |
25 of 140 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 17.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 17.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Briselda's data
- Briselda's decade-level peak was the 2000s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briseldas (25 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 Briselda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1980–2021 (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 Briselda 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.
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