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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNHWashington: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,344 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #165 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,029 boysNDMinnesota: #326 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,182 boysMNIllinois: #451 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,545 boysILWisconsin: #260 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,253 boysWIMichigan: #311 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,681 boysMINew York: #485 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 9,061 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedRIOregon: #256 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,219 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #184 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,125 boysSDIowa: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,364 boysIAIndiana: #254 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,676 boysINOhio: #271 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,270 boysOHPennsylvania: #308 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,105 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #408 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 4,705 boysCAUtah: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,175 boysUTColorado: #372 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,023 boysCONebraska: #196 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,579 boysNEMissouri: #352 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,788 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDEArizona: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,712 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNMKansas: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,919 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #415 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,464 boysNCSouth Carolina: #341 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,397 boysOKLouisiana: #582 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,947 boysLAMississippi: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,034 boysMSAlabama: 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: #846 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,081 boysTXFlorida: #547 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,776 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#165 · 1 in 1,029
  2. South Dakota#184 · 1 in 1,125
  3. Nebraska#196 · 1 in 1,579
  4. Indiana#254 · 1 in 2,676
  5. Oregon#256 · 1 in 2,219

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#16561 in 1,029
South Dakota#18461 in 1,125
Nebraska#19691 in 1,579
Indiana#254191 in 2,676
Oregon#25671 in 2,219
Wisconsin#260101 in 4,253
Ohio#271311 in 3,270
Iowa#27581 in 3,364
Utah#28551 in 2,175
Oklahoma#29091 in 2,397
Pennsylvania#308211 in 5,105
Michigan#311181 in 4,681
Minnesota#32661 in 6,182
South Carolina#34181 in 3,320
Arizona#34361 in 2,712
Missouri#35291 in 4,788
Kansas#35451 in 3,919
Colorado#37251 in 4,023
Washington#38051 in 5,344
California#408391 in 4,705
North Carolina#41591 in 5,464
Mississippi#42051 in 5,034
Illinois#451141 in 7,545
New York#485191 in 9,061
Florida#54761 in 8,776
Louisiana#58251 in 7,947
Texas#84671 in 16,081
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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 1964

boys
#430
345 births · 1 in 5,776 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #430Bryon345
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 5,776 of them was named Bryon, which outranked 90.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryon
  1. #427Lowell353
  2. #428Horace350
  3. #429Seth348
  4. #430Bryon345
  5. #431Dane342
  6. #431Tracey342
  7. #433Lamont340
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →