Boys' name · since 1977
Bryden
Bryden has 1,940 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,611 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,940 babies have been named Bryden since 1977, making it today's #3611 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryden has been recorded 1,940 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #3611 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #3,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,611 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,940 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryden ranks #3,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,611 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,940 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,611 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bryden's 1,940 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Bryden compares
1,940 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Bryden's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,940 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 149 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bryden splits its recorded history at 2004: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 149 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bryden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Bryden popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 2001 (Bryden as girls' name)
Bryden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,031 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Bryden's strongest decade.
1,031 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Bryden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
516 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,031 births
- 2020s 214
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,031 births (53% of all-time use).
How Bryden 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 Bryden's total volume
Bryden by state
Where Bryden concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 137 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 135 | 7.0% |
| #3 | California | | 111 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 19 | 1.0% |
137 of 1,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Bryden appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryden's data
- Bryden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,031 total births); usage has since declined to 214 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Brydens (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Bryden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Bryden 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.