Recorded 2003–2021 Boys' name Peak 2011 164 births

Brydan — boys' name

164 babies named Brydan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s522010s1052020s7
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Brydan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

30 babies were named Brydan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brydan

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Brydan between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brydan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brydan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brydan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brydan 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 164 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.

Brydan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

164

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2011

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brydan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
30
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 20212016201420122010200820052003 7

Brydan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 64% of Brydan's all-time total
2000s522010s1052020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brydan?
164 babies have been named Brydan since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 30 births.
When was Brydan most popular?
Brydan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brydan been used?
Brydan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brydan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, 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, 2003–2021 (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.