Recorded 1982–1998 Boys' name Peak 1985 26 births

Bryheem — boys' name

26 babies named Bryheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s10
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Bryheem was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bryheem in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Bryheem between 1982 and 1998, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bryheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryheem performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bryheem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bryheem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryheem 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 26 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.

Bryheem at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

26

Since 1982

17 years of records

Peak year

1985

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1982

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1998

Bryheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1982

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19981994198519831982 5

Bryheem by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 62% of Bryheem's all-time total
1980s161990s10

Bryheem by state

Where Bryheem concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bryheem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 19.2%
Pennsylvania share of Bryheem's total US births 19.2%

5 of 26 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryheem?
26 babies have been named Bryheem since 1982. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Bryheem most popular?
Bryheem was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Bryheem most popular?
The top states for the name Bryheem are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Bryheem been used?
Bryheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 17 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Bryheem?
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, 1982–1998 (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.