Girls' name · since 1997
Bryssa
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Bryssa, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryssa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 203 have been recorded since 1997.
Bryssa has 203 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #19,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryssa ranks #19,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryssa's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bryssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryssa's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Bryssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Bryssa's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bryssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (54% of all-time use).
Bryssa by state
Where Bryssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
11 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Bryssa's data
- Bryssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bryssas (11 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Bryssa 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.