How Many People Are Named Brye?
An estimated 51 people in the United States have the first name Brye. It is used for both genders, with 80.8% male. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brye peaked in popularity in 2023 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
51
About 1 in 6,720,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2023
8 births
Total Registered
52
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brye
Brye is predominantly male (80.8%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brye as a male name
Ranked #9,039 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Brye as a female name
Ranked #13,743 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Brye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brye span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 21 babies were registered. While Brye is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brye by Decade
How has Brye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brye
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brye?
We estimate approximately 51 people named Brye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Brye a common name?
Brye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 52 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brye most popular?
Brye reached peak popularity in 2023, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brye is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brye a male name?
Brye is predominantly male. 80.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brye Smith, Brye Johnson, Brye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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