US rank #4761 Boys' name Peak 2012 1,227 births

Brison — #4761 US boys' name

1,227 babies named Brison in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s691990s1552000s3612010s5132020s120
#4761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2012
Single peak year

72 babies were named Brison in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brison

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,227 babies named Brison between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brison currently holds the #4761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brison performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Brison shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Brison in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brison 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 1,227 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.

Brison at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,227

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2012

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brison popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
72
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Brison by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
513 births that decade — 42% of Brison's all-time total
1970s91980s691990s1552000s3612010s5132020s120

Brison by state

Where Brison concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brison
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
32 2.6%
#2 Texas
29 2.4%
#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%
Florida share of Brison's total US births 2.6%
Even split

32 of 1,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Brison appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brison?
1,227 babies have been named Brison since 1979. It currently ranks #4761 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 72 births.
When was Brison most popular?
Brison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 513 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Brison most popular?
The top states for the name Brison are Florida (32 births), Texas (29 births), Tennessee (20 births).
How long has the name Brison been used?
Brison has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brison?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.