Bryant Boy

How popular is Bryant?

#1,323 boy name in 2025

146 baby boys were named Bryant in the US in 2025, making it the 1323rd most popular boy name.

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45,872living people named Bryant (est.)
36median age of people named Bryant
51,934babies named Bryant since 1880
1 in 22,708US babies born in 2025

Bryant popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,323 for boys (▼ 147 from 2024)
Babies in 2025146 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-66% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#626 in 2015, #657 in 2020
Peak year1989 (1,737 boys)
Highest rank#164 in 1988
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Bryant is most popular

Babies named Bryant per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (38 boys)
  2. Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (99 boys)
  3. South Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
  4. Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (31 boys)
  5. Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (44 boys)

Bryant by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s109#422
1890s162#380
1900s142#469
1910s498#546
1920s882#615
1930s780#632
1940s1,040#579
1950s2,256#417
1960s5,341#274
1970s6,151#270
1980s9,662#164
1990s9,969#204
2000s8,500#303
2010s4,724#438
2020s1,481#657

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Questions

Is Bryant a boy or girl name?
Bryant is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bryant were boys.
How popular is the name Bryant?
146 baby boys were named Bryant in the US in 2025, making it the 1323rd most popular boy name.
When was Bryant most popular?
Bryant peaked in 1989, when 1,737 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #164 in 1988.
How many people are named Bryant?
51,934 babies have been named Bryant in the US since 1880. We estimate about 45,872 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Where is Bryant most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Bryant was most common in Alabama, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.