Recorded 1984–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 42 births

Brye — boys' name

42 babies named Brye in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s112000s52020s14
2020s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Brye was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Brye in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brye

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Brye between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Brye is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brye performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brye 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 42 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.

Brye at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

42

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brye popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 2023202220031996199119891984 5

Brye popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1993 (Brye as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19941993 5

Brye by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
14 births that decade — 33% of Brye's all-time total
1980s121990s112000s52020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brye?
42 babies have been named Brye since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Brye most popular?
Brye was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Brye a unisex name?
Yes, Brye is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 42 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Brye been used?
Brye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brye?
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, 1984–2023 (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.