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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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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1931—#3,0957
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 1977

  • 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: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,587 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedIDMontana: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,104 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #295 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,110 boysMNIllinois: #467 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,424 boysILWisconsin: #195 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,143 boysWIMichigan: #311 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,574 boysMINew York: #392 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,918 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedRIOregon: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,915 boysORNevada: 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: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,519 boysIAIndiana: #327 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,046 boysINOhio: #281 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,229 boysOHPennsylvania: #433 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,418 boysPANew Jersey: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,210 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #484 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,336 boysCAUtah: #341 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,510 boysUTColorado: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,269 boysCONebraska: #214 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,902 boysNEMissouri: #247 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,343 boysMOKentucky: #277 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,820 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #434 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,425 boysVAMaryland: #297 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,092 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDEArizona: #373 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,099 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedNMKansas: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,951 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedARTennessee: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,383 boysTNNorth Carolina: #431 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,812 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #389 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,971 boysOKLouisiana: #444 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,667 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #532 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,309 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryon, so not publishedHITexas: #575 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,598 boysTXFlorida: #502 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,558 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#177 · 1 in 1,104
  2. Wisconsin#195 · 1 in 2,143
  3. Nebraska#214 · 1 in 1,902
  4. Kansas#231 · 1 in 1,951
  5. Missouri#247 · 1 in 2,343

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#17751 in 1,104
Wisconsin#195151 in 2,143
Nebraska#21461 in 1,902
Kansas#23181 in 1,951
Missouri#247151 in 2,343
Kentucky#277101 in 2,820
Iowa#28061 in 3,519
Washington#280101 in 2,587
Ohio#281241 in 3,229
Minnesota#29571 in 4,110
Maryland#29771 in 3,092
Oregon#30361 in 2,915
Michigan#311181 in 3,574
Indiana#327101 in 4,046
Colorado#33461 in 3,269
Utah#34151 in 3,510
Arizona#37361 in 3,099
Oklahoma#38951 in 3,971
New York#392291 in 3,918
New Jersey#42381 in 5,210
North Carolina#43181 in 4,812
Pennsylvania#433101 in 7,418
Virginia#43461 in 5,425
Louisiana#44491 in 3,667
Illinois#467151 in 5,424
Tennessee#47051 in 6,383
California#484311 in 5,336
Florida#50291 in 5,558
Georgia#53261 in 6,309
Texas#575171 in 6,598
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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 1977

boys
#421
353 births · 1 in 4,655 boys

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #421Bryon353
More about 1977

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 4,655 of them was named Bryon, which outranked 93.9% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryon
  1. #418Sam357
  2. #419Rogelio354
  3. #419Salvatore354
  4. #421Bryon353
  5. #422Guillermo351
  6. #423Gerard348
  7. #424Abel347
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →