Boys' name · since 1987
Brynden
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Brynden, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
277 boys have been named Brynden since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brynden recorded 277 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2019.
- #11,069 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 277 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynden ranks #11,069 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,069 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brynden's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brynden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brynden's full recorded timeline at 2005, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brynden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Brynden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (127 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Brynden's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Brynden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brynden's data
- Brynden's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2010s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brynden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1987–2019 (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 Brynden 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.