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.

172
total births
2003–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that 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.

  • 172 total births
  • 2003–2021 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

172 boys have been named Bryten since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

172
total births
2003–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
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.

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 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 · 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

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

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 June 2026

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?
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bryten: Baby Name Since 2003 - 172 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bryten. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.