Boys' name · since 1979
Brison
Brison has 1,242 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,242
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,242 babies have been named Brison since 1979, making it today's #5963 boys' name.
Brison has 1,242 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5963 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,242 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brison ranks #4,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,242 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,242
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brison's 1,242 recorded births place it above 90.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Brison compares
1,242 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Brison's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,242 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brison's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Brison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (513 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Brison's strongest decade.
513 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Brison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 155
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s
2010s
513 births
- 2020s 135
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 513 births (41% of all-time use).
How Brison compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brison's total volume
Brison by state
Where Brison concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 32 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
32 of 1,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Brison appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brison's data
- Brison's decade-level peak was the 2010s (513 total births); usage has since declined to 135 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Brisons (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Brison 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.