Unisex name · since 2003

Bryten

Bryten has 172 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#13,868 of 45,481
all-time among boys
172
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade

Bryten is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 172 have been recorded since 2003.

Bryten has 172 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2021.

  • #13,868 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 172 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryten ranks #13,868 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,868 of 45,481
all-time among boys
172
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bryten's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bryten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bryten splits its recorded history at 2011: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bryten popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
16
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
05101520 2003200620092012201520192021 7

Bryten popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201420182020 5

Bryten by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 59% of the file).

2010s was Bryten's strongest decade.

102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Bryten births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryten? ▼
172 babies have been named Bryten since 2003. All-time, it sits at #13,868 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 16 births.
Where does Bryten sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryten ranks #13,868 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bryten since 2003 -- 19 years through the most recent 2021 data.
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.

What to do with Bryten's data

  • Bryten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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.

Keep exploring Bryten

Nearby Names Like Bryten

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bryten

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Bryson Boy
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Bryant Boy
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Bryon Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bryten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2021 (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 Bryten 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.