Total births
42
Unisex name · since 1984
Brye
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Brye, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 42
- total births
- 1984–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Brye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 42 recorded since 1984.
Brye has 42 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2023.
- 42 total births
- 1984–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
42 boys have been named Brye since 1984, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 42
- total births
- 1984–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
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.
Brye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brye's full recorded timeline at 1996, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brye at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1984
Brye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2023
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Brye popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1993 (Brye as girls' name)
Brye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Brye's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Brye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brye? ▼
Brye has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Brye
Nearby Names Like Brye
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brye
Bryan Boy
#308 389,589 births
Bryce Boy
#296 124,103 births
Bryson Boy
#147 83,241 births
Bryant Boy
#1177 51,697 births
Bryon Boy
#5671 14,720 births
Compare Brye side by side: Brye vs Bryan Brye vs Bryce Brye vs Bryson
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1984–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brye: Baby Name Since 1984 - 42 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brye 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 June 2026.