Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Bryson name popularity since 1925
83,440 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bryson. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Bryson is about 13 years old in 2026. Bryson peaked in 2017 as the #86 name for boys, and it ranked #152 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 83,440
- Named Bryson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #152
- for boys in 2025 (2,416 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 284 girls · 83,156 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Bryson 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.
Bryson births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Bryson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Bryson became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 4,140 baby boys to 1 in 1,800.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 396 to 1 in 644.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bryson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bryson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bryson 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 | 47 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 85 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 112 | #2,415 |
| 1950s | 0 | 109 | #1,852 |
| 1960s | 0 | 139 | #3,012 |
| 1970s | 0 | 470 | #1,148 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,189 | #605 |
| 1990s | 56 | 5,919 | #418 |
| 2000s | 101 | 19,067 | #195 |
| 2010s | 98 | 38,648 | #133 |
| 2020–25 | 24 | 16,371 | #152 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.4% of babies named Bryson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Bryson is most popular
The index compares Bryson'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 Bryson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.57× | 914 |
| South Carolina | 2.56× | 2,943 |
| Tennessee | 2.34× | 4,044 |
| Georgia | 2.25× | 5,097 |
| North Carolina | 2.25× | 5,234 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Bryson and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Bryson (this page) | 83,156 | 2017 |
| Brysen | 3,680 | 2017 |
| Brison | 1,242 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bryson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bryson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bryson (2017).
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