Bryon
Bryon is an English-derived given name. Notable people with the given name include:Bryon Allen, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Bizzy Bone, American rapper Bryon Baltimore, Canadian former NHL and WHA player Bryon Butler (1934–2001), English writer and broadcaster Bryon Nickoloff (1956–2004), Canadian international chess master Bryon Russell,…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bryon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bryon is an English-derived given name. Notable people with the given name include:Bryon Allen, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Bizzy Bone, American rapper Bryon Baltimore, Canadian former NHL and WHA player Bryon Butler (1934–2001), English writer and broadcaster Bryon Nickoloff (1956–2004), Canadian international chess master Bryon Russell,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bryon
Bryon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1897, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 451 births, good for #382 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Bryons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,081 among baby boy names with 14 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 15K Bryons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Bryon
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Names that sound like Bryon
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About the name Bryon
Bryon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Bryon's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #381. Use the chart and map above to compare Bryon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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