Boys' name · since 1908
Bryce
124,103 babies named Bryce in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124,103
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
124,103 babies have been named Bryce since 1908, making it today's #357 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Bryce recorded 124,103 times among boys since 1908, holding rank #357 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, 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 1908 to 2025.
- #270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #357 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 124,103 born since 1908
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryce ranks #270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #357 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 124,103 born since 1908, peaking in the 2000s.
- #270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124,103
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryce's 124,103 recorded births place it above 99.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bryce compares
124,103 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bryce's all-time total is 336x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124,103 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,319 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryce's full recorded timeline at 1967, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 4,319 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 4,319
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Bryce popularity over time - girls
3,592 total births recorded since 1946 (Bryce as girls' name)
Bryce by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39,878 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Bryce's strongest decade.
39,878 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bryce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 279
1910s
279 births
- 1920s 872
1920s
872 births
- 1930s 703
1930s
703 births
- 1940s 841
1940s
841 births
- 1950s 1,506
1950s
1,506 births
- 1960s 1,932
1960s
1,932 births
- 1970s 4,307
1970s
4,307 births
- 1980s 10,279
1980s
10,279 births
- 1990s
1990s
26,755 births
- 2000s
2000s
39,878 births
- 2010s
2010s
29,041 births
- 2020s 7,699
2020s
7,699 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39,878 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bryce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bryce's total volume
Bryce by state
Where Bryce concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11,273 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,746 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,283 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5,808 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,558 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5,064 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 4,711 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 4,597 | 3.7% |
11,273 of 124,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bryce appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryce's data
- Bryce's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39,878 total births); usage has since declined to 7,699 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bryces (11,273 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Bryce 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.