Bryon Boy
How popular is Bryon?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Bryon in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
12,919living people named Bryon (est.)
50median age of people named Bryon
14,737babies named Bryon since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Bryon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▲ 258 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,721 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (451 boys) |
| Highest rank | #381 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bryon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bryan family of names ranked #194 for boys in 2025 (#179 the year before), with 2,017 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Bryon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #851 |
| 1910s | 38 | #2,731 |
| 1920s | 52 | #2,641 |
| 1930s | 61 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 241 | #1,096 |
| 1950s | 1,446 | #455 |
| 1960s | 3,415 | #389 |
| 1970s | 3,767 | #381 |
| 1980s | 2,824 | #458 |
| 1990s | 1,548 | #688 |
| 2000s | 813 | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 391 | #2,143 |
| 2020s | 117 | #4,017 |
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Questions
- Is Bryon a boy or girl name?
- Bryon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bryon were boys.
- How popular is the name Bryon?
- 17 baby boys were named Bryon in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Bryon most popular?
- Bryon peaked in 1970, when 451 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #381 in 1973.
- How many people are named Bryon?
- 14,737 babies have been named Bryon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,919 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
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.