Boys' name · since 1976
Brycen
Brycen has 13,986 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,986
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brycen currently ranks #870 among boys' names in America, with 13,986 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brycen has been recorded 13,986 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #870 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #1,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #870 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,986 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brycen ranks #1,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,986 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,986
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brycen's 13,986 recorded births place it above 97.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brycen compares
13,986 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Brycen's all-time total is 38x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brycen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,986 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 999 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brycen's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 999, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brycen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 999
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Brycen popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 2000 (Brycen as girls' name)
Brycen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,350 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Brycen's strongest decade.
7,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Brycen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 136
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 765
1990s
765 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,582 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,350 births
- 2020s 2,148
2020s
2,148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,350 births (53% of all-time use).
How Brycen 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 Brycen's total volume
Brycen by state
Where Brycen concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,044 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 718 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 707 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 679 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 629 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 596 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 540 | 3.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 534 | 3.8% |
1,044 of 13,986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Brycen appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brycen's data
- Brycen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (7,350 total births); usage has since declined to 2,148 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brycens (1,044 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brycen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Brycen 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.