Bryson
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #152 for boys in 2025, 2,416 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 4,679 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 83,241since 1914
Bryson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #152 | 2,416 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #147 | 2,479 |
| 2023 | — | #150 | 2,449 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #136 | 2,712 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #122 | 3,097 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #115 | 3,218 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #102 | 3,636 |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | #92 | 4,225 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #86 | 4,679 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #94 | 4,372 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #133 | 3,115 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #115 | 3,427 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #102 | 3,816 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #94 | 4,042 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #97 | 3,944 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #120 | 3,392 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #152 | 2,611 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #178 | 2,231 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #179 | 2,323 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #176 | 2,315 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #195 | 1,980 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #200 | 1,916 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #214 | 1,658 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #229 | 1,471 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #246 | 1,356 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #269 | 1,206 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #277 | 1,066 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #321 | 860 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #345 | 741 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #353 | 689 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #418 | 543 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #468 | 467 |
| 1993 | — | #475 | 443 | |
| 1992 | — | #510 | 394 | |
| 1991 | — | #506 | 383 | |
| 1990 | — | #552 | 333 | |
| 1989 | — | #533 | 326 | |
| 1988 | — | #518 | 312 | |
| 1987 | — | #565 | 256 | |
| 1986 | — | #548 | 262 | |
| 1985 | — | #605 | 209 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #611 | 194 |
| 1983 | — | #637 | 180 | |
| 1982 | — | #650 | 178 | |
| 1981 | — | #746 | 136 | |
| 1980 | — | #751 | 136 | |
| 1979 | — | #838 | 107 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,109 | 62 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,198 | 54 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,373 | 42 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,146 | 54 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,215 | 47 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,435 | 35 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,771 | 25 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,784 | 25 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,891 | 17 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,975 | 17 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,628 | 10 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,905 | 8 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,111 | 13 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,764 | 17 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,332 | 10 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
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| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1914
The first year at least five boys were named Bryson! It came in at #2,915, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1919, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Bryson is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#45 · 1 in 173
- Utah#170 · 1 in 1,084
- Arkansas#198 · 1 in 1,336
- Oklahoma#225 · 1 in 1,595
- Louisiana#302 · 1 in 1,974
Best ever in a state: #12 in South Carolina, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #45 | 39 | 1 in 173 |
| Utah | #170 | 15 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Arkansas | #198 | 11 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 13 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Louisiana | #302 | 16 | 1 in 1,974 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 10 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Colorado | #324 | 8 | 1 in 3,018 |
| New Mexico | #338 | 5 | 1 in 2,287 |
| North Carolina | #349 | 13 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Kentucky | #354 | 5 | 1 in 4,723 |
| Mississippi | #361 | 6 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Georgia | #383 | 13 | 1 in 3,592 |
| Arizona | #396 | 8 | 1 in 3,681 |
| Washington | #423 | 7 | 1 in 4,657 |
| Tennessee | #459 | 6 | 1 in 5,642 |
| Missouri | #460 | 6 | 1 in 6,085 |
| Virginia | #512 | 6 | 1 in 6,688 |
| Ohio | #522 | 9 | 1 in 8,546 |
| Texas | #540 | 26 | 1 in 5,543 |
| Pennsylvania | #612 | 7 | 1 in 11,303 |
| California | #618 | 31 | 1 in 8,137 |
| Illinois | #689 | 8 | 1 in 10,431 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 5 spots since 2024 (#147 → #152)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#115 → #152)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#133 → #152)
- Biggest jump: 271 spots in 1979 (#1,109 → #838)
- Biggest drop: 19 spots in 1990 (#533 → #552)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2017 at #86 (4,679 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2016–2018
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1979–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 396
- Highest: 1 in 396 boys born in 2017 were named Bryson (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 707 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 46.4% of all boys named Bryson (38,648) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | #2,915 (1914) | #3,047 |
| 1920s | 96 | #2,302 (1926) | #2,937 |
| 1930s | 85 | #1,889 (1930) | #2,531 |
| 1940s | 112 | #1,764 (1943) | #2,313 |
| 1950s | 109 | #1,845 (1955) | #2,523 |
| 1960s | 139 | #1,836 (1968) | #2,292 |
| 1970s | 470 | #838 (1979) | #1,393 |
| 1980s | 2,189 | #518 (1988) | #616 |
| 1990s | 5,919 | #277 (1999) | #423 |
| 2000s | 19,067 | #152 (2009) | #204 |
| 2010s | 38,648 | #86 (2017) | #104 |
| 2020s | 16,371 | #115 (2020) | #137 |
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.
Bryson in 1988
boys
#518
312 births · 1 in 6,136 boys
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 6,136 of them was named Bryson, which outranked 93.9% 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 Bryson
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.