Brye
Brye is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Fleurus, located in the province of Hainaut, arrondissement of Charleroi, Belgium. Its post code is 6222, and telephone zone code is 071.
Meaning & Origin of Brye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brye is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Fleurus, located in the province of Hainaut, arrondissement of Charleroi, Belgium. Its post code is 6222, and telephone zone code is 071.
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Origin & history
The Story of Brye
As a girl name
Brye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 5 Bryes were born — ranking #13,441 that year. As of 2026, Brye ranks #13,429 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Bryes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 8 Bryes were born — ranking #8,914 that year. As of 2026, Brye ranks #8,914 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Bryes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Brye
Brye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Brye's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,914. Use the chart and map above to compare Brye's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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