Boys' name · since 1990
Bryam
Bryam has 73 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 73 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Bryam recorded 73 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2011.
- #19,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryam ranks #19,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryam's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bryam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryam's full recorded timeline at 2004, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Bryam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Bryam's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Bryam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Bryam's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bryam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1990–2011 (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 Bryam 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.