Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2011

Brycen

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #868 Trend ↓ Falling 38%
Rank 2025
#868
among boys · ↓116 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
276
named Brycen · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,189
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2011
999 babies
All-time total
14,012
#1,010 all-time among boys
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Brycen popularity over time

14,012 babies have been named Brycen since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #5,706
1980s – 136 136 14 +2620% #2,479
1990s – 765 765 77 +463% #957
2000s 21 3,582 3,603 360 +371% #457
2010s 5 7,350 7,355 736 +104% #318
2020s (to 2025) – 2,148 2,148 358 -51% #608

Where Brycen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 255 0.15 outside top 500
2027 238 0.14 outside top 500
2028 225 0.13 outside top 500
2029 214 0.13 outside top 500
2030 205 0.12 outside top 500

Where Brycen is most popular

Boys named Brycen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.197 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Brycen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 49 0.862 +339%
West Virginia 25 0.766 +289%
Louisiana 58 0.567 +188%
Alabama 61 0.558 +184%
Tennessee 74 0.410 +109%
Maryland 47 0.394 +100%
Georgia 88 0.347 +77%
Pennsylvania 88 0.331 +69%
Missouri 43 0.310 +58%
Michigan 63 0.308 +56%
Arkansas 19 0.300 +53%
Virginia 53 0.279 +42%
Ohio 74 0.279 +42%
New Hampshire 6 0.270 +37%
Wisconsin 28 0.236 +20%
South Carolina 24 0.232 +18%
Indiana 36 0.225 +14%
North Carolina 57 0.223 +14%
New York 93 0.215 +9%
Florida 97 0.205 ≈ national
Connecticut 12 0.177 -10%
Texas 148 0.168 -15%
Illinois 39 0.153 -22%
Oklahoma 13 0.147 -25%
New Jersey 27 0.134 -32%
Idaho 5 0.122 -38%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -44%
California 80 0.088 -55%
Washington 12 0.073 -63%
Arizona 12 0.073 -63%
Kansas 5 0.073 -63%
Iowa 5 0.073 -63%
Oregon 5 0.066 -66%
Massachusetts 8 0.058 -70%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -79%
Colorado 5 0.039 -80%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brycen

Brycen is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #868 in 2025 with 276 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 14,012 American babies have been named Brycen. Its peak came in 2011, when 999 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brycen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brycen?

The median living Brycen is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 17. An estimated 14 thousand people named Brycen are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brycen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 276 #868
2024 – – 340 #752
2023 – – 316 #793
2022 – – 363 #722
2021 – – 403 #669
2020 – – 450 #608
2019 – – 534 #534
2018 – – 572 #502
2017 – – 605 #484
2016 5 #16,714 644 #477
2015 – – 671 #451
2014 – – 772 #403
2013 – – 815 #374
2012 – – 931 #338
2011 – – 999 #318
2010 – – 807 #365
2009 – – 596 #457
2008 – – 574 #482
2007 – – 440 #582
2006 – – 415 #591
2005 7 #13,257 340 #639
2004 8 #11,801 310 #656
2003 – – 225 #775
2002 – – 238 #735
2001 – – 238 #730
2000 6 #13,430 206 #792
1995 – – 55 #1,651
1990 – – 20 #3,069
1985 – – 12 #3,619
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brycen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brycen?

The median living Brycen is about 13 years old. Half of all living Brycens are between 8 and 17 years old.

How many people named Brycen are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Brycen are alive in the United States, based on 14,012 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brycen in 2025?

Brycen ranked #868 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 276 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brycen?

14,012 babies have been named Brycen in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brycen most popular?

Brycen peaked in 2011, when 999 newborns received the name.

Is Brycen a boy or girl name?

Brycen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brycen rising or falling?

Brycen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brycen become more popular?

Brycen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 205 boys named Brycen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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