Bryant
Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · #1,323 for boys in 2025, 146 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1988 · 1,714 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 51,697since 1880
Bryant over time
Rank among boys' names. Bryant has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,323 | 146 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,176 | 176 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,094 | 196 | |
| 2022 | — | #908 | 254 | |
| 2021 | — | #795 | 309 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #657 | 400 |
| 2019 | — | #831 | 271 | |
| 2018 | — | #685 | 356 | |
| 2017 | — | #583 | 466 | |
| 2016 | — | #587 | 467 | |
| 2015 | — | #626 | 426 | |
| 2014 | — | #582 | 477 | |
| 2013 | — | #551 | 481 | |
| 2012 | — | #485 | 557 | |
| 2011 | — | #449 | 602 | |
| 2010 | — | #438 | 621 | |
| 2009 | — | #412 | 714 | |
| 2008 | — | #404 | 728 | |
| 2007 | — | #408 | 713 | |
| 2006 | — | #388 | 771 | |
| 2005 | — | #361 | 814 | |
| 2004 | — | #318 | 972 | |
| 2003 | — | #305 | 977 | |
| 2002 | — | #306 | 952 | |
| 2001 | — | #303 | 956 | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #318 | 903 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #332 | 817 |
| 1998 | — | #311 | 896 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #303 | 896 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #309 | 859 |
| 1995 | — | #293 | 906 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #304 | 874 |
| 1993 | — | #278 | 1,032 | |
| 1992 | — | #262 | 1,083 | |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #248 | 1,113 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #204 | 1,493 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #176 | 1,737 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #164 | 1,714 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #182 | 1,498 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #250 | 897 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #315 | 649 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #316 | 617 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #290 | 693 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #307 | 639 |
| 1981 | — | #315 | 605 | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #312 | 613 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #324 | 574 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #315 | 564 |
| 1977 | — | #327 | 565 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #325 | 539 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #347 | 494 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #318 | 565 |
| 1973 | — | #286 | 632 | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #270 | 716 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #286 | 721 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #272 | 781 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #274 | 734 |
| 1968 | — | #283 | 677 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #300 | 599 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #322 | 537 |
| 1965 | — | #327 | 531 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #353 | 493 |
| 1963 | — | #347 | 502 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #380 | 451 |
| 1961 | — | #386 | 423 | |
| 1960 | — | #397 | 394 | |
| 1959 | — | #424 | 353 | |
| 1958 | — | #417 | 352 | |
| 1957 | — | #428 | 326 | |
| 1956 | — | #481 | 248 | |
| 1955 | — | #535 | 189 | |
| 1954 | — | #540 | 179 | |
| 1953 | — | #525 | 183 | |
| 1952 | — | #582 | 143 | |
| 1951 | — | #537 | 159 | |
| 1950 | — | #616 | 124 | |
| 1949 | — | #641 | 113 | |
| 1948 | — | #587 | 129 | |
| 1947 | — | #615 | 122 | |
| 1946 | — | #603 | 114 | |
| 1945 | — | #616 | 96 | |
| 1944 | — | #592 | 108 | |
| 1943 | — | #681 | 88 | |
| 1942 | — | #626 | 102 | |
| 1941 | — | #786 | 63 | |
| 1940 | — | #579 | 105 | |
| 1939 | — | #671 | 78 | |
| 1938 | — | #640 | 87 | |
| 1937 | — | #706 | 72 | |
| 1936 | — | #690 | 73 | |
| 1935 | — | #647 | 84 | |
| 1934 | — | #637 | 88 | |
| 1933 | — | #703 | 73 | |
| 1932 | — | #632 | 89 | |
| 1931 | — | #688 | 76 | |
| 1930 | — | #841 | 60 | |
| 1929 | — | #675 | 83 | |
| 1928 | — | #694 | 83 | |
| 1927 | — | #762 | 74 | |
| 1926 | — | #663 | 90 | |
| 1925 | — | #663 | 93 | |
| 1924 | — | #691 | 89 | |
| 1923 | — | #745 | 77 | |
| 1922 | — | #702 | 86 | |
| 1921 | — | #630 | 102 | |
| 1920 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1919 | — | #747 | 74 | |
| 1918 | — | #692 | 82 | |
| 1917 | — | #855 | 56 | |
| 1916 | — | #810 | 58 | |
| 1915 | — | #759 | 62 | |
| 1914 | — | #697 | 54 | |
| 1913 | — | #745 | 39 | |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #546 | 27 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #522 | 23 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #469 | 24 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #380 | 26 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #484 | 16 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #422 | 18 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bryant was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Bryant is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#167 · 1 in 1,062
- Virginia#174 · 1 in 1,188
- Utah#184 · 1 in 1,358
- North Carolina#196 · 1 in 1,295
- Maryland#196 · 1 in 1,511
Best ever in a state: #88 in Wyoming, 1990.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #167 | 15 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Virginia | #174 | 28 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Utah | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Maryland | #196 | 15 | 1 in 1,511 |
| North Carolina | #196 | 29 | 1 in 1,295 |
| South Carolina | #208 | 16 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Georgia | #210 | 28 | 1 in 1,403 |
| Alabama | #222 | 18 | 1 in 1,500 |
| New Jersey | #226 | 24 | 1 in 1,768 |
| Missouri | #233 | 18 | 1 in 2,041 |
| Michigan | #235 | 30 | 1 in 2,234 |
| Louisiana | #243 | 25 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Mississippi | #252 | 12 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Pennsylvania | #257 | 25 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Illinois | #259 | 41 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Kentucky | #262 | 10 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Washington | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,964 |
| Tennessee | #328 | 10 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Indiana | #337 | 10 | 1 in 4,106 |
| Massachusetts | #339 | 6 | 1 in 5,652 |
| Oklahoma | #345 | 6 | 1 in 3,558 |
| New York | #354 | 32 | 1 in 3,469 |
| Ohio | #377 | 15 | 1 in 5,359 |
| Wisconsin | #396 | 5 | 1 in 6,906 |
| Arizona | #399 | 6 | 1 in 3,488 |
| California | #417 | 43 | 1 in 4,180 |
| Texas | #426 | 33 | 1 in 3,737 |
| Florida | #428 | 13 | 1 in 4,211 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bryant
- 147 spots since 2024 (#1,176 → #1,323)
- 666 spots since 2020 (#657 → #1,323)
- 697 spots since 2015 (#626 → #1,323)
- Biggest jump: 492 spots in 1896 (#872 → #380)
- Biggest drop: 378 spots in 1883 (#514 → #892)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #164 (1,714 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2022
- Highest: 1 in 1,117 boys born in 1988 were named Bryant (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,699 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.3% of all boys named Bryant (9,969) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 109 | #422 (1885) | #624 |
| 1890s | 162 | #380 (1896) | #522 |
| 1900s | 142 | #469 (1900) | #666 |
| 1910s | 498 | #546 (1910) | #743 |
| 1920s | 882 | #615 (1920) | #684 |
| 1930s | 780 | #632 (1932) | #686 |
| 1940s | 1,040 | #579 (1940) | #633 |
| 1950s | 2,256 | #417 (1958) | #509 |
| 1960s | 5,341 | #274 (1969) | #337 |
| 1970s | 6,151 | #270 (1972) | #307 |
| 1980s | 9,662 | #164 (1988) | #263 |
| 1990s | 9,969 | #204 (1990) | #284 |
| 2000s | 8,500 | #303 (2001) | #352 |
| 2010s | 4,724 | #438 (2010) | #582 |
| 2020s | 1,481 | #657 (2020) | #992 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bryant in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 160,527 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 48.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,751Ysenia11
- #5,751Zana11
- #5,751Zarah11
- #6,189Bryant10
- #6,189Adonica10
- #6,189Adraine10
- #6,189Adrena10
- #6,696Abril9
- #6,696Adalia9
- #6,696Adel9
Tied with 506 names at #6,189; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 2,999 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 95.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.