Unisex name · since 1985
Bryton
Bryton has 3,021 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,021
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryton currently ranks #3797 among unisex names in America, with 3,021 babies recorded since 1985.
Bryton has 3,021 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3797 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #2,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,797 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,021 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryton ranks #2,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,797 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,021 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,021
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bryton's 3,021 recorded births place it above 94.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bryton compares
3,021 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bryton's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,021 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bryton's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 154, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bryton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Bryton popularity over time - girls
210 total births recorded since 1992 (Bryton as girls' name)
Bryton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,115 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Bryton's strongest decade.
1,115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Bryton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
809 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,115 births
- 2010s
2010s
865 births
- 2020s 215
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,115 births (37% of all-time use).
How Bryton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bryton's total volume
Bryton by state
Where Bryton concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 238 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Utah | | 185 | 6.1% |
| #3 | California | | 114 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 58 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 52 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 52 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 35 | 1.2% |
238 of 3,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Bryton appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryton's data
- Bryton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,115 total births); usage has since declined to 215 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brytons (238 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Bryton 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.