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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#25 · 1 in 168
- South Carolina#28 · 1 in 163
- Mississippi#29 · 1 in 164
- North Carolina#35 · 1 in 197
- Delaware#36 · 1 in 146
Best ever in a state: #12 in South Carolina, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #25 | 135 | 1 in 168 |
| South Carolina | #28 | 128 | 1 in 163 |
| Mississippi | #29 | 79 | 1 in 164 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 254 | 1 in 197 |
| Delaware | #36 | 22 | 1 in 146 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 187 | 1 in 190 |
| Louisiana | #39 | 108 | 1 in 212 |
| Arkansas | #40 | 66 | 1 in 205 |
| Georgia | #40 | 252 | 1 in 207 |
| West Virginia | #56 | 37 | 1 in 204 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 17 | 1 in 232 |
| Maryland | #71 | 91 | 1 in 290 |
| Virginia | #72 | 138 | 1 in 295 |
| Florida | #74 | 297 | 1 in 323 |
| Kentucky | #76 | 71 | 1 in 295 |
| Ohio | #76 | 182 | 1 in 315 |
| Missouri | #78 | 95 | 1 in 319 |
| Oklahoma | #78 | 59 | 1 in 319 |
| Indiana | #83 | 107 | 1 in 317 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 17 | 1 in 250 |
| Michigan | #86 | 132 | 1 in 348 |
| Illinois | #94 | 147 | 1 in 406 |
| Pennsylvania | #96 | 155 | 1 in 369 |
| Maine | #100 | 14 | 1 in 303 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 68 | 1 in 378 |
| New Jersey | #103 | 94 | 1 in 427 |
| Connecticut | #108 | 34 | 1 in 408 |
| New Mexico | #113 | 20 | 1 in 382 |
| New York | #113 | 196 | 1 in 488 |
| Texas | #115 | 353 | 1 in 495 |
| Wyoming | #120 | 5 | 1 in 283 |
| Massachusetts | #128 | 51 | 1 in 555 |
| Nevada | #129 | 29 | 1 in 454 |
| South Dakota | #132 | 10 | 1 in 379 |
| Idaho | #135 | 17 | 1 in 457 |
| Iowa | #142 | 30 | 1 in 479 |
| Rhode Island | #148 | 7 | 1 in 503 |
| Kansas | #151 | 27 | 1 in 538 |
| Washington | #152 | 57 | 1 in 605 |
| Oregon | #166 | 27 | 1 in 615 |
| Alaska | #171 | 6 | 1 in 490 |
| Minnesota | #177 | 39 | 1 in 684 |
| Nebraska | #177 | 16 | 1 in 588 |
| North Dakota | #178 | 7 | 1 in 556 |
| California | #188 | 246 | 1 in 839 |
| Arizona | #204 | 42 | 1 in 814 |
| Colorado | #212 | 31 | 1 in 832 |
| Montana | #229 | 5 | 1 in 722 |
| Utah | #408 | 11 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Bryson
- 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)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2017 at #86 (4,679 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2016–2018
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1979–2025
- Highest: 1 in 396 boys born in 2017 were named Bryson (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 707 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 154,643 of them was named Bryson, which outranked 49.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,617Zionah12
- #8,617Ziyan12
- #8,617Ziyonna12
- #9,151Bryson11
- #9,151Aaima11
- #9,151Aalyah11
- #9,151Abbigayle11
- #9,806Aaditri10
- #9,806Aaleiya10
- #9,806Aamani10
Tied with 654 names at #9,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 430 of them was named Bryson, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.