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

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Peak · boys
1988 · 1,714 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
51,697
since 1880

Bryant over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bryant has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #164, 1988boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,323146
2024—#1,176176
2023—#1,094196
2022—#908254
2021—#795309
2020#15,0885#657400
2019—#831271
2018—#685356
2017—#583466
2016—#587467
2015—#626426
2014—#582477
2013—#551481
2012—#485557
2011—#449602
2010—#438621
2009—#412714
2008—#404728
2007—#408713
2006—#388771
2005—#361814
2004—#318972
2003—#305977
2002—#306952
2001—#303956
2000#11,8017#318903
1999#14,4115#332817
1998—#311896
1997#13,7245#303896
1996#11,8076#309859
1995—#293906
1994#13,4305#304874
1993—#2781,032
1992—#2621,083
1991#6,97612#2481,113
1990#12,9585#2041,493
1989#12,3625#1761,737
1988#5,32115#1641,714
1987#5,61313#1821,498
1986#5,75712#250897
1985#10,6775#315649
1984#8,1537#316617
1983#5,82411#290693
1982#7,4698#307639
1981—#315605
1980#6,31910#312613
1979#6,18910#324574
1978#8,5626#315564
1977—#327565
1976#9,2845#325539
1975#6,4848#347494
1974#4,45913#318565
1973—#286632
1972#5,4809#270716
1971#6,0068#286721
1970#5,8188#272781
1969#5,0579#274734
1968—#283677
1967#5,4577#300599
1966#6,5645#322537
1965—#327531
1964#5,4747#353493
1963—#347502
1962#5,8606#380451
1961—#386423
1960—#397394
1959—#424353
1958—#417352
1957—#428326
1956—#481248
1955—#535189
1954—#540179
1953—#525183
1952—#582143
1951—#537159
1950—#616124
1949—#641113
1948—#587129
1947—#615122
1946—#603114
1945—#61696
1944—#592108
1943—#68188
1942—#626102
1941—#78663
1940—#579105
1939—#67178
1938—#64087
1937—#70672
1936—#69073
1935—#64784
1934—#63788
1933—#70373
1932—#63289
1931—#68876
1930—#84160
1929—#67583
1928—#69483
1927—#76274
1926—#66390
1925—#66393
1924—#69189
1923—#74577
1922—#70286
1921—#630102
1920—#615105
1919—#74774
1918—#69282
1917—#85556
1916—#81058
1915—#75962
1914—#69754
1913—#74539
1912—#87626
1911—#70720
1910—#54627
1909—#84012
1908—#52223
1907—#66415
1906—#75211
1905—#74111
1904—#61214
1903—#73410
1902—#68711
1901—#63711
1900—#46924
1899—#48116
1898—#41822
1897—#39223
1896—#38026
1895—#8727
1894—#63111
1893—#50914
1892—#45818
1891—#56411
1890—#51114
1889—#58111
1888—#48416
1887—#8196
1886—#6479
1885—#42218
1884—#8486
1883—#8925
1882—#51413
1881—#5959
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedAKMaine: #154 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,213 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNHWashington: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,304 boysWAIdaho: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,059 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #149 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,135 boysMNIllinois: #188 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,159 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,157 boysWIMichigan: #165 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,198 boysMINew York: #145 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 1,013 boysNYMassachusetts: #228 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,439 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedRIOregon: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,311 boysORNevada: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,201 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #139 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 784 boysSDIowa: #108 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 610 boysIAIndiana: #115 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 732 boysINOhio: #105 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 706 boysOHPennsylvania: #162 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,319 boysPANew Jersey: #128 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,009 boysNJConnecticut: #168 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,277 boysCTCalifornia: #180 for boys · 252 births · 1 in 1,001 boysCAUtah: #164 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,016 boysUTColorado: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,509 boysCONebraska: #123 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 777 boysNEMissouri: #132 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 891 boysMOKentucky: #172 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,389 boysKYWest Virginia: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,293 boysWVVirginia: #129 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 836 boysVAMaryland: #113 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 713 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 631 boysDEArizona: #173 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 892 boysAZNew Mexico: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,287 boysNMKansas: #147 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 878 boysKSArkansas: #269 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,099 boysARTennessee: #268 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,257 boysTNNorth Carolina: #120 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 713 boysNCSouth Carolina: #143 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 749 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 519 boysDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 988 boysOKLouisiana: #130 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 619 boysLAMississippi: #205 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMSAlabama: #152 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 861 boysALGeorgia: #161 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 934 boysGAHawaii: #137 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 676 boysHITexas: #288 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,896 boysTXFlorida: #157 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 960 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Ohio#105 · 1 in 706
  2. Iowa#108 · 1 in 610
  3. District of Columbia#112 · 1 in 519
  4. Maryland#113 · 1 in 713
  5. Delaware#115 · 1 in 631

Best ever in a state: #88 in Wyoming, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Ohio#1051091 in 706
Iowa#108291 in 610
District of Columbia#112161 in 519
Maryland#113431 in 713
Delaware#11571 in 631
Indiana#115531 in 732
North Carolina#120611 in 713
Nebraska#123141 in 777
New Jersey#128511 in 1,009
Virginia#129481 in 836
Louisiana#130511 in 619
Missouri#132411 in 891
Hawaii#137101 in 676
South Dakota#13961 in 784
South Carolina#143301 in 749
New York#1451281 in 1,013
Wisconsin#146281 in 1,157
Kansas#147191 in 878
Minnesota#149271 in 1,135
Alabama#152301 in 861
Maine#15461 in 1,213
Florida#157881 in 960
West Virginia#16081 in 1,293
Georgia#161501 in 934
Pennsylvania#162601 in 1,319
Utah#164161 in 1,016
Michigan#165541 in 1,198
Oklahoma#165211 in 988
Connecticut#168171 in 1,277
Kentucky#172171 in 1,389
Arizona#173331 in 892
Idaho#17661 in 1,059
California#1802521 in 1,001
Oregon#185141 in 1,311
Washington#187251 in 1,304
Illinois#188721 in 1,159
Nevada#19361 in 1,201
Colorado#204161 in 1,509
Mississippi#205141 in 1,171
Massachusetts#228171 in 2,439
Tennessee#268151 in 2,257
Arkansas#26971 in 2,099
Texas#288761 in 1,896
New Mexico#33851 in 2,287
Alaska———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1988 at #164 (1,714 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 143 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,117
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 19.3% of all boys named Bryant (9,969) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s109#422 (1885)#624
1890s162#380 (1896)#522
1900s142#469 (1900)#666
1910s498#546 (1910)#743
1920s882#615 (1920)#684
1930s780#632 (1932)#686
1940s1,040#579 (1940)#633
1950s2,256#417 (1958)#509
1960s5,341#274 (1969)#337
1970s6,151#270 (1972)#307
1980s9,662#164 (1988)#263
1990s9,969#204 (1990)#284
2000s8,500#303 (2001)#352
2010s4,724#438 (2010)#582
2020s1,481#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 1988

girls
#5,321
15 births · 1 in 118,724 girls
boys
#164
1,714 births · 1 in 1,117 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #5,321Bryant15

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #164Bryant1,714
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 118,724 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 61.7% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #5,065Yashika16
  2. #5,065Zakiyyah16
  3. #5,065Zarah16
  4. #5,321Bryant15
  5. #5,321Abilene15
  6. #5,321Abrielle15
  7. #5,321Aeriel15
  8. #5,598Abra14
  9. #5,598Adelita14
  10. #5,598Ahlam14

Tied with 276 names at #5,321; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,117 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 98.1% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #161Jimmy1,731
  2. #162Rodney1,730
  3. #163Bobby1,715
  4. #164Bryant1,714
  5. #165Louis1,707
  6. #166Jake1,706
  7. #167Julian1,673
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →