Boys' name · since 2003
Brysten
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Brysten, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
137 boys have been named Brysten since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brysten recorded 137 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #15,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 137 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brysten ranks #15,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brysten's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brysten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brysten's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brysten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Brysten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Brysten's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Brysten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Brysten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Brysten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Brysten 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.