Boys' name · peaked in 1988
Bryant name popularity since 1925
50,564 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bryant. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Bryant is about 37 years old in 2026. Bryant peaked in 1988 as the #164 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 50,564
- Named Bryant, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,323 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 237 girls · 50,327 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Bryant made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Bryant births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1989. Measured as a share of all babies, Bryant peaked in 1988.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Bryant became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 2,930 baby boys to 1 in 1,150.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 63%, from 1 in 4,320 to 1 in 11,700.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bryant's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bryant.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bryant in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 423 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 780 | #647 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,040 | #617 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,256 | #535 |
| 1960s | 34 | 5,341 | #327 |
| 1970s | 67 | 6,151 | #347 |
| 1980s | 86 | 9,662 | #315 |
| 1990s | 38 | 9,969 | #293 |
| 2000s | 7 | 8,500 | #361 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,724 | #626 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 1,481 | #1,323 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.7% of babies named Bryant from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Bryant is most popular
The index compares Bryant's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Bryant.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.98× | 1,642 |
| Louisiana | 1.92× | 1,618 |
| North Carolina | 1.63× | 2,159 |
| Utah | 1.57× | 625 |
| Maryland | 1.55× | 1,108 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bryant's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bryant.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bryant (1988).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data