Boys' name · since 1991
Brydon
Brydon has 539 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brydon is the #12590 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 539 recorded since 1991.
Brydon has 539 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12590 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #7,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,590 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brydon ranks #7,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,590 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 539 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brydon's 539 recorded births place it above 83.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Brydon compares
539 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Brydon's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brydon's full recorded timeline at 2009, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Brydon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Brydon's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (42% of all-time use).
How Brydon 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 Brydon's total volume
Brydon by state
Where Brydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
8 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Brydon's data
- Brydon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Brydons (8 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 Brydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Brydon 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.