Recorded 2003–2021 Unisex name Peak 2012 172 births

Bryten — boys' name

172 babies named Bryten in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s632010s1022020s7
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Bryten was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bryten in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryten

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Bryten between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bryten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Bryten is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bryten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryten 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 172 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.

Bryten at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

172

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Bryten popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2021201620132010200720042003 5

Bryten popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 2014 (Bryten as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
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Bryten by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
102 births that decade — 59% of Bryten's all-time total
2000s632010s1022020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryten?
172 babies have been named Bryten since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 16 births.
When was Bryten most popular?
Bryten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Bryten a unisex name?
Yes, Bryten is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 172 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Bryten been used?
Bryten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Bryten?
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, 2003–2021 (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.