Boys' name · since 1983
Brysen
Brysen has 3,680 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,225 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,680
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,680 babies have been named Brysen since 1983, making it today's #2242 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brysen has been recorded 3,680 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #2242 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #2,225 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,242 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,680 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brysen ranks #2,225 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,242 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,680 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,225 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,680
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brysen's 3,680 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brysen compares
3,680 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brysen's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brysen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,680 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 262 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brysen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brysen's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 262, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brysen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 262
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Brysen popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2003 (Brysen as girls' name)
Brysen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,108 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Brysen's strongest decade.
2,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Brysen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 712
2000s
712 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,108 births
- 2020s 616
2020s
616 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,108 births (57% of all-time use).
How Brysen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brysen's total volume
Brysen by state
Where Brysen concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 261 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 186 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 169 | 4.6% |
| #4 | California | | 164 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 137 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 97 | 2.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 79 | 2.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 77 | 2.1% |
261 of 3,680 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Brysen appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brysen's data
- Brysen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,108 total births); usage has since declined to 616 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brysens (261 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Brysen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Brysen 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.