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.

#23,312 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1984
2020s
peak 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.

  • #23,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 1984
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brye ranks #23,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1984, peaking in the 2020s.

#23,312 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1984
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brye's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
456789 1984198919911996200320222023 8

Brye popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19931994 5

Brye by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (14 births, 33% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #23,312 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Brye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brye ranks #23,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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
#336 389,589 births
Bryce Boy
#357 124,103 births
Bryson Boy
#152 83,241 births
Bryant Boy
#1325 51,697 births
Bryon Boy
#5411 14,720 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2023 (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 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 August 2026.