Bryden — #4003 US boys' name
1,909 babies named Bryden in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 72% of names given to boys today.
54% of everyone ever named Bryden was born in this single decade.
149 babies were named Bryden in 2013 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bryden
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,909 babies named Bryden between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bryden currently holds the #4003 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 149 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,031 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bryden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 137 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bryden in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bryden 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 1,909 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.
Bryden at a glance
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Current rank
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Bryden popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977
- Peak year (2013)
- 149
- Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
Currently ranks #4003 among boys.
1,909 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 149 births in a single year.
Bryden popularity over time — girls
28 total births recorded since 2001 (Bryden as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Bryden accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Bryden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,031 births that decade — 54% of Bryden's all-time total
Bryden decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,031 births
- Runner-up 516 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Bryden's strongest decade
1,031 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
Bryden by state
Where Bryden concentrates geographically — total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 137 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 135 | 7.1% |
| #3 | California | | 111 | 5.8% |
| #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 1,909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 7.2% of nationwide
- Texas 7.1% of nationwide
- California 5.8% of nationwide
- Florida 2.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Bryden appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1977–2024 (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.