US rank #12582 Girls' name Peak 1993 347 births

Brya — #12582 US girls' name

347 babies named Brya in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1002000s1352010s782020s34
#12582
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Brya was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

23 babies were named Brya in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brya

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Brya between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brya currently holds the #12582 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brya 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 347 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.

Brya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

347

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

1993

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,582

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brya popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
23
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 202420192014201020062002199819941992 8

Brya popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1985 (Brya as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1985 6

Brya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
135 births that decade — 39% of Brya's all-time total
1990s1002000s1352010s782020s34

Brya by state

Where Brya concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.4%
Pennsylvania share of Brya's total US births 1.4%

5 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brya?
347 babies have been named Brya since 1992. It currently ranks #12582 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 23 births.
When was Brya most popular?
Brya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Brya most popular?
The top states for the name Brya are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Brya been used?
Brya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.