Bryon

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #5,399 for boys in 2025, 17 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1973 · 407 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,720
since 1897

Bryon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bryon has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #381, 1973boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,39917
2024—#5,65916
2023—#5,25518
2022—#4,70121
2021—#4,78020
2020—#4,02025
2019—#4,00326
2018—#3,44632
2017—#3,12337
2016—#3,68129
2015—#2,72244
2014—#2,62246
2013—#3,18934
2012—#3,00238
2011—#2,74843
2010—#2,14462
2009—#2,16862
2008—#2,16162
2007—#2,03468
2006—#1,76978
2005—#1,55490
2004—#1,60481
2003—#1,57880
2002—#1,35797
2001—#1,36893
2000—#1,271102
1999—#1,095122
1998—#1,064124
1997—#979133
1996—#974130
1995—#903148
1994—#897147
1993—#893143
1992—#770183
1991—#692213
1990—#709205
1989—#680215
1988—#558273
1987—#556267
1986—#568242
1985#10,6775#496306
1984—#500287
1983#8,0477#473313
1982—#484312
1981—#513271
1980—#458338
1979—#495281
1978—#421349
1977—#421353
1976—#416347
1975—#406355
1974—#404369
1973—#381407
1972—#384422
1971#8,3245#386433
1970—#382451
1969—#393405
1968—#389401
1967—#414342
1966—#411337
1965—#425328
1964—#430345
1963—#441325
1962—#448313
1961—#464305
1960—#454314
1959—#458304
1958—#455298
1957—#472270
1956—#619151
1955—#73997
1954—#73994
1953—#87867
1952—#85067
1951—#1,01748
1950—#97750
1949—#1,09741
1948—#1,21735
1947—#1,29732
1946—#1,55721
1945—#1,58118
1944—#1,32825
1943—#1,76417
1942—#1,79916
1941—#1,99713
1940—#1,39723
1939—#2,28810
1938—#3,1756
1937—#3,1756
1936—#2,4529
1935—#2,5299
1934—#2,7428
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1930—#3,5926
1929—#2,9808
1928—#3,6976
1927—#3,4517
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1924—#2,64111
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1920—#3,4897
1919—#4,1685
1918—#2,8829
1917—#2,7329
1916—#3,1777
1915—#2,8298
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First appearance
1897

The first year at least five boys were named Bryon! It came in at #852, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1914, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Bryon is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedAKMaine: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,187 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNHWashington: #299 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,440 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedIDMontana: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,267 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,308 boysMNIllinois: #488 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,652 boysILWisconsin: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,807 boysWIMichigan: #315 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,969 boysMINew York: #555 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 12,817 boysNYMassachusetts: #349 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,437 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedSDIowa: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,473 boysIAIndiana: #290 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,618 boysINOhio: #320 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,879 boysOHPennsylvania: #404 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,219 boysPANew Jersey: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,426 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #388 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 4,534 boysCAUtah: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,429 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedCONebraska: #242 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,329 boysNEMissouri: #390 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,112 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,792 boysWVVirginia: #472 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,442 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNMKansas: #320 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,821 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #396 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,217 boysNCSouth Carolina: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,673 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #495 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,028 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedHITexas: #911 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,442 boysTXFlorida: #577 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,964 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#200 · 1 in 1,267
  2. Maine#222 · 1 in 2,187
  3. Nebraska#242 · 1 in 2,329
  4. Iowa#270 · 1 in 3,473
  5. Wisconsin#280 · 1 in 4,807

Best ever in a state: #96 in Wyoming, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#20061 in 1,267
Maine#22251 in 2,187
Nebraska#24271 in 2,329
Iowa#27091 in 3,473
Wisconsin#280101 in 4,807
Indiana#290151 in 3,618
Utah#29351 in 2,429
Minnesota#29881 in 5,308
Washington#29991 in 3,440
West Virginia#30351 in 3,792
Michigan#315191 in 4,969
Kansas#32061 in 3,821
Ohio#320231 in 4,879
Massachusetts#34951 in 11,437
California#388411 in 4,534
Missouri#39081 in 6,112
North Carolina#396101 in 5,217
Pennsylvania#404131 in 9,219
South Carolina#42151 in 5,673
Virginia#47251 in 8,442
Illinois#488121 in 9,652
New Jersey#49051 in 12,426
Louisiana#49571 in 6,028
New York#555141 in 12,817
Florida#57751 in 10,964
Texas#91161 in 20,442
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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 Bryon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 260 spots since 2024 (#5,659 → #5,399)
  • 1,379 spots since 2020 (#4,020 → #5,399)
  • 2,677 spots since 2015 (#2,722 → #5,399)
  • Biggest jump: 167 spots in 1952 (#1,017 → #850)
  • Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1993 (#770 → #893)
Rise & fade · boys
76 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1973 at #381 (407 births)
  • Births halved by 1992, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1952–1997
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,829
  • Highest: 1 in 3,829 boys born in 1973 were named Bryon (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,475 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 25.6% of all boys named Bryon (3,767) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#852 (1897)#852
1900s0——
1910s38#2,732 (1917)#3,158
1920s52#2,641 (1924)#3,362
1930s61#2,288 (1939)#2,881
1940s241#1,097 (1949)#1,503
1950s1,446#455 (1958)#720
1960s3,415#389 (1968)#427
1970s3,767#381 (1973)#410
1980s2,824#458 (1980)#529
1990s1,548#692 (1991)#898
2000s813#1,271 (2000)#1,686
2010s391#2,144 (2010)#3,068
2020s117#4,020 (2020)#4,969

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.

Bryon in 1960

boys
#454
314 births · 1 in 6,791 boys

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #454Bryon314
More about 1960

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 6,791 of them was named Bryon, which outranked 90.1% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryon
  1. #450Randell321
  2. #452Dewey318
  3. #452Rodolfo318
  4. #454Bryon314
  5. #454Joshua314
  6. #456Denny309
  7. #457Tod307
  8. #458Corey303

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →