US rank #5993 Boys' name Peak 2010 429 births

Briston — #5993 US boys' name

429 babies named Briston in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s772000s1162010s1552020s52
#5993
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Briston was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

24 babies were named Briston in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briston

The Social Security Administration has registered 429 babies named Briston between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Briston currently holds the #5993 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Briston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briston 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 429 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.

Briston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

429

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2010

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,993

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Briston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
24
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041999199219851982 5

Briston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 36% of Briston's all-time total
1980s291990s772000s1162010s1552020s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briston?
429 babies have been named Briston since 1982. It currently ranks #5993 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 24 births.
When was Briston most popular?
Briston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Briston been used?
Briston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Briston?
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, 1982–2024 (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.