Boys' name · since 1966
Bryen
432 babies named Bryen in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
432 boys have been named Bryen since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryen has been recorded 432 times among boys since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2023.
- #8,605 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 432 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryen ranks #8,605 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryen's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bryen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryen's full recorded timeline at 1995, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bryen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (149 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Bryen's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Bryen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 149 births (34% of all-time use).
Bryen by state
Where Bryen concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 432 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bryen's data
- Bryen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bryens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1966–2023 (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 Bryen 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.