Bryson
Bryson is a given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bryson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bryson is a given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bryson
Bryson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 4,677 births, good for #86 nationwide. About 45% of every Bryson on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bryson ranks #163 for baby boys with 2,212 births, falling sharply (-36%). All told, over 85K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bryson
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bryson. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Bryson
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Bryson of Heraclea ( c. 450 – c. 390 BC ), ancient Greek mathematician and sophist
- Bryson Albright (born 1994), American football linebacker
- Bryson Baugus (born 1994), American voice actor for English dubs of Japanese animes
- Bryson Burroughs (1869–1934), American painter and curator of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Bryson Daily (born c. 2003), American football player
- Bryson DeChambeau (born 1993), American golfer
- Bryson Eason (born 2002), American football player
- Bryson Fonville (born 1994), American basketball player
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Names that sound like Bryson
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bryson is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Bryson
Bryson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 85K births in the dataset. Bryson's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #86. Use the chart and map above to compare Bryson'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.