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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,087 boysWAIdaho: 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: #294 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,391 boysMNIllinois: #210 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,400 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,554 boysWIMichigan: #297 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,359 boysMINew York: #242 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,797 boysNYMassachusetts: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,923 boysMARhode Island: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,196 boysRIOregon: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysORNevada: 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: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,640 boysINOhio: #259 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,903 boysOHPennsylvania: #194 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,796 boysPANew Jersey: #168 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,286 boysNJConnecticut: #248 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,539 boysCTCalifornia: #256 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 1,784 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,271 boysUTColorado: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,596 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNEMissouri: #204 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,799 boysMOKentucky: #269 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,990 boysKYWest Virginia: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,588 boysWVVirginia: #219 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,644 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,415 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,814 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNMKansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,877 boysKSArkansas: #184 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,230 boysARTennessee: #255 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,237 boysTNNorth Carolina: #204 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,460 boysNCSouth Carolina: #128 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 703 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 750 boysDCOklahoma: #433 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,497 boysOKLouisiana: #233 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,310 boysLAMississippi: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,896 boysMSAlabama: #173 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 972 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,163 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedHITexas: #349 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,869 boysTXFlorida: #267 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,959 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#128 · 1 in 703
  2. Rhode Island#136 · 1 in 1,196
  3. District of Columbia#152 · 1 in 750
  4. New Jersey#168 · 1 in 1,286
  5. Alabama#173 · 1 in 972

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#128301 in 703
Rhode Island#13651 in 1,196
District of Columbia#152101 in 750
New Jersey#168371 in 1,286
Alabama#173261 in 972
Georgia#181381 in 1,163
Arkansas#184121 in 1,230
West Virginia#18471 in 1,588
Utah#185131 in 1,271
Maryland#190201 in 1,415
Pennsylvania#194431 in 1,796
Missouri#204201 in 1,799
North Carolina#204281 in 1,460
Illinois#210571 in 1,400
Virginia#219231 in 1,644
Wisconsin#230131 in 2,554
Louisiana#233261 in 1,310
Washington#241151 in 2,087
New York#242681 in 1,797
Connecticut#24881 in 2,539
Indiana#249141 in 2,640
Arizona#254151 in 1,814
Tennessee#255141 in 2,237
California#2561281 in 1,784
Ohio#259261 in 2,903
Florida#267391 in 1,959
Kentucky#26981 in 2,990
Mississippi#28291 in 1,896
Kansas#28961 in 2,877
Massachusetts#290101 in 3,923
Minnesota#29471 in 4,391
Michigan#297191 in 3,359
Colorado#33771 in 3,596
Oregon#33751 in 3,595
Texas#349511 in 2,869
Oklahoma#43351 in 4,497
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
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 1986

girls
#5,757
12 births · 1 in 142,962 girls
boys
#250
897 births · 1 in 2,053 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #5,757Bryant12

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #250Bryant897
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 142,962 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 55.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #5,459Yetunde13
  2. #5,459Young13
  3. #5,459Yuko13
  4. #5,757Bryant12
  5. #5,757Adreanna12
  6. #5,757Adrena12
  7. #5,757Adrienna12
  8. #6,156Aaren11
  9. #6,156Aarica11
  10. #6,156Abeer11

Tied with 398 names at #5,757; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,053 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #247Abraham910
  2. #248Karl904
  3. #249Leonard901
  4. #250Bryant897
  5. #251Brady894
  6. #252Byron893
  7. #253Colby891
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986