Bryant

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · #1,323 for boys in 2025, 146 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1988 · 1,714 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
51,697
since 1880

Bryant over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bryant has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #164, 1988boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,323146
2024#1,176176
2023#1,094196
2022#908254
2021#795309
2020#15,0885#657400
2019#831271
2018#685356
2017#583466
2016#587467
2015#626426
2014#582477
2013#551481
2012#485557
2011#449602
2010#438621
2009#412714
2008#404728
2007#408713
2006#388771
2005#361814
2004#318972
2003#305977
2002#306952
2001#303956
2000#11,8017#318903
1999#14,4115#332817
1998#311896
1997#13,7245#303896
1996#11,8076#309859
1995#293906
1994#13,4305#304874
1993#2781,032
1992#2621,083
1991#6,97612#2481,113
1990#12,9585#2041,493
1989#12,3625#1761,737
1988#5,32115#1641,714
1987#5,61313#1821,498
1986#5,75712#250897
1985#10,6775#315649
1984#8,1537#316617
1983#5,82411#290693
1982#7,4698#307639
1981#315605
1980#6,31910#312613
1979#6,18910#324574
1978#8,5626#315564
1977#327565
1976#9,2845#325539
1975#6,4848#347494
1974#4,45913#318565
1973#286632
1972#5,4809#270716
1971#6,0068#286721
1970#5,8188#272781
1969#5,0579#274734
1968#283677
1967#5,4577#300599
1966#6,5645#322537
1965#327531
1964#5,4747#353493
1963#347502
1962#5,8606#380451
1961#386423
1960#397394
1959#424353
1958#417352
1957#428326
1956#481248
1955#535189
1954#540179
1953#525183
1952#582143
1951#537159
1950#616124
1949#641113
1948#587129
1947#615122
1946#603114
1945#61696
1944#592108
1943#68188
1942#626102
1941#78663
1940#579105
1939#67178
1938#64087
1937#70672
1936#69073
1935#64784
1934#63788
1933#70373
1932#63289
1931#68876
1930#84160
1929#67583
1928#69483
1927#76274
1926#66390
1925#66393
1924#69189
1923#74577
1922#70286
1921#630102
1920#615105
1919#74774
1918#69282
1917#85556
1916#81058
1915#75962
1914#69754
1913#74539
1912#87626
1911#70720
1910#54627
1909#84012
1908#52223
1907#66415
1906#75211
1905#74111
1904#61214
1903#73410
1902#68711
1901#63711
1900#46924
1899#48116
1898#41822
1897#39223
1896#38026
1895#8727
1894#63111
1893#50914
1892#45818
1891#56411
1890#51114
1889#58111
1888#48416
1887#8196
1886#6479
1885#42218
1884#8486
1883#8925
1882#51413
1881#5959
1880#44216
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Bryant was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Bryant is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedMNIllinois: #193 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,569 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWIMichigan: #293 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,704 boysMINew York: #301 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,273 boysNYMassachusetts: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,710 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedIAIndiana: #274 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,999 boysINOhio: #260 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,997 boysOHPennsylvania: #277 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,006 boysPANew Jersey: #237 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,569 boysNJConnecticut: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,551 boysCTCalifornia: #361 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,606 boysCAUtah: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,732 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,525 boysMOKentucky: #337 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,508 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: #253 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,420 boysVAMaryland: #178 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,372 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedDEArizona: #353 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,886 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNMKansas: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,099 boysKSArkansas: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,158 boysARTennessee: #220 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,820 boysTNNorth Carolina: #264 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,048 boysNCSouth Carolina: #254 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,886 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #192 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,362 boysDCOklahoma: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,984 boysOKLouisiana: #195 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,016 boysLAMississippi: #235 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,584 boysMSAlabama: #275 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,095 boysALGeorgia: #239 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,633 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedHITexas: #403 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,450 boysTXFlorida: #481 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,650 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#178 · 1 in 1,372
  2. District of Columbia#192 · 1 in 1,362
  3. Illinois#193 · 1 in 1,569
  4. Louisiana#195 · 1 in 1,016
  5. Arkansas#195 · 1 in 1,158

Best ever in a state: #88 in Wyoming, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#178211 in 1,372
District of Columbia#19291 in 1,362
Illinois#193591 in 1,569
Arkansas#195131 in 1,158
Louisiana#195341 in 1,016
Missouri#198241 in 1,525
Tennessee#220181 in 1,820
Connecticut#23591 in 2,551
Mississippi#235131 in 1,584
Utah#23561 in 1,732
New Jersey#237211 in 2,569
Georgia#239251 in 1,633
West Virginia#24051 in 2,701
Virginia#253151 in 2,420
Massachusetts#254101 in 4,710
South Carolina#254121 in 1,886
Ohio#260301 in 2,997
North Carolina#264211 in 2,048
Indiana#274151 in 2,999
Alabama#275141 in 2,095
Pennsylvania#277231 in 4,006
Michigan#293211 in 3,704
New York#301461 in 3,273
Kansas#30951 in 3,099
Oklahoma#31961 in 2,984
Kentucky#33761 in 4,508
Arizona#35351 in 2,886
California#361461 in 3,606
Texas#403291 in 3,450
Florida#48171 in 6,650
Alaska
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bryant
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 147 spots since 2024 (#1,176#1,323)
  • 666 spots since 2020 (#657#1,323)
  • 697 spots since 2015 (#626#1,323)
  • Biggest jump: 492 spots in 1896 (#872#380)
  • Biggest drop: 378 spots in 1883 (#514#892)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1988 at #164 (1,714 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 143 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1880–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,117
  • Highest: 1 in 1,117 boys born in 1988 were named Bryant (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,699 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 19.3% of all boys named Bryant (9,969) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s109#422 (1885)#624
1890s162#380 (1896)#522
1900s142#469 (1900)#666
1910s498#546 (1910)#743
1920s882#615 (1920)#684
1930s780#632 (1932)#686
1940s1,040#579 (1940)#633
1950s2,256#417 (1958)#509
1960s5,341#274 (1969)#337
1970s6,151#270 (1972)#307
1980s9,662#164 (1988)#263
1990s9,969#204 (1990)#284
2000s8,500#303 (2001)#352
2010s4,724#438 (2010)#582
2020s1,481#657 (2020)#992

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bryant in 1967

girls
#5,457
7 births · 1 in 235,861 girls
boys
#300
599 births · 1 in 2,911 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #5,457Bryant7

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #300Bryant599
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 235,861 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 30.5% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #4,982Zonda8
  2. #4,982Zonya8
  3. #4,982Zorina8
  4. #5,457Bryant7
  5. #5,457Adam7
  6. #5,457Adra7
  7. #5,457Alease7
  8. #6,042Adine6
  9. #6,042Adora6
  10. #6,042Adrean6

Tied with 584 names at #5,457; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,873Anissa#2,519#646
  2. 1,660Buffy#2,453#793
  3. 1,522Nichelle#2,022#500
  4. 893Josette#1,621#728
  5. 862Lissette#1,600#738
Fallers
  1. 792Tatia#668#1,460
  2. 531Inger#929#1,460
  3. 400Sonji#639#1,039
  4. 389Sunday#983#1,372
  5. 325Cinda#944#1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 2,911 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #297Carlton613
  2. #298Ivan609
  3. #299Sam607
  4. #300Bryant599
  5. #301Mathew594
  6. #302Sidney593
  7. #303Edgar590
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,048Alfie#1,963#915
  2. 548Waylon#1,540#992
  3. 519Ariel#1,450#931
  4. 430Brendon#1,345#915
  5. 416Terrill#1,259#843
Fallers
  1. 443German#968#1,411
  2. 396Darry#916#1,312
  3. 346Regan#835#1,181
  4. 337Caleb#916#1,253
  5. 317Winfred#785#1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967