Recorded 2016–2021 Boys' name Peak 2020 32 births

Brixen — boys' name

32 babies named Brixen in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s20
2020s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Brixen was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

10 babies were named Brixen in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brixen

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Brixen between 2016 and 2021, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brixen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brixen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brixen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brixen 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 32 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.

Brixen at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

32

Since 2016

6 years of records

Peak year

2020

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2016

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brixen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2016

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 2021202020172016 5

Brixen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
20 births that decade — 63% of Brixen's all-time total
2010s122020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brixen?
32 babies have been named Brixen since 2016. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Brixen most popular?
Brixen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Brixen been used?
Brixen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 6 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brixen?
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.

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, 2016–2021 (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.