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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,066 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,326 boysMNIllinois: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,590 boysILWisconsin: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,202 boysWIMichigan: #244 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,191 boysMINew York: #409 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,573 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedRIOregon: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNVWyoming: #96 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 451 boysWYSouth Dakota: #152 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 880 boysSDIowa: #291 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,632 boysIAIndiana: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,973 boysINOhio: #204 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,713 boysOHPennsylvania: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,629 boysPANew Jersey: #292 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,087 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,809 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedUTColorado: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,260 boysCONebraska: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,485 boysNEMissouri: #253 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,199 boysMOKentucky: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,343 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,870 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,150 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNMKansas: #223 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,535 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedARTennessee: #440 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,261 boysTNNorth Carolina: #422 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,926 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,269 boysOKLouisiana: #505 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,955 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMSAlabama: #373 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,800 boysALGeorgia: #359 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,260 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedHITexas: #640 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,055 boysTXFlorida: #439 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#96 · 1 in 451
  2. South Dakota#152 · 1 in 880
  3. Nebraska#179 · 1 in 1,485
  4. Ohio#204 · 1 in 1,713
  5. Minnesota#211 · 1 in 2,326

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9651 in 451
South Dakota#15251 in 880
Nebraska#17971 in 1,485
Ohio#204451 in 1,713
Minnesota#211111 in 2,326
Kansas#22391 in 1,535
Oregon#23681 in 1,789
Michigan#244301 in 2,191
Kentucky#252111 in 2,343
Missouri#253151 in 2,199
Colorado#27281 in 2,260
Oklahoma#27881 in 2,269
Iowa#29151 in 3,632
New Jersey#292141 in 3,087
Washington#30371 in 3,066
Arizona#30481 in 2,150
Virginia#305111 in 2,870
Wisconsin#30871 in 4,202
Pennsylvania#326161 in 4,629
Indiana#334101 in 3,973
Georgia#359121 in 3,260
Alabama#37371 in 3,800
New York#409251 in 4,573
Illinois#417171 in 4,590
North Carolina#42281 in 4,926
Florida#439111 in 4,500
Tennessee#44051 in 6,261
California#458301 in 4,809
Louisiana#50561 in 4,955
Texas#640131 in 8,055
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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 1973

boys
#381
407 births · 1 in 3,829 boys

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #381Bryon407
More about 1973

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,829 of them was named Bryon, which outranked 93.5% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryon
  1. #378Demond411
  2. #378Dion411
  3. #380Ron410
  4. #381Bryon407
  5. #382Andres405
  6. #383Bryce404
  7. #384Abraham403
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →