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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #130 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 631 boysAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,507 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNHWashington: #246 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,791 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 615 boysNDMinnesota: #167 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,322 boysMNIllinois: #169 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,062 boysILWisconsin: #175 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,387 boysWIMichigan: #189 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,340 boysMINew York: #162 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 1,085 boysNYMassachusetts: #265 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,934 boysMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 833 boysRIOregon: #234 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,685 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedNVWyoming: #88 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 344 boysWYSouth Dakota: #148 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 762 boysSDIowa: #158 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,029 boysIAIndiana: #144 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 965 boysINOhio: #166 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,308 boysOHPennsylvania: #214 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,870 boysPANew Jersey: #228 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,767 boysNJConnecticut: #246 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,257 boysCTCalifornia: #231 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 1,444 boysCAUtah: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,388 boysUTColorado: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,715 boysCONebraska: #149 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 910 boysNEMissouri: #132 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 863 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,459 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWVVirginia: #154 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,032 boysVAMaryland: #120 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 754 boysMDDelaware: #157 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 983 boysDEArizona: #296 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,052 boysAZNew Mexico: #247 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,269 boysNMKansas: #141 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 805 boysKSArkansas: #207 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysARTennessee: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,227 boysTNNorth Carolina: #125 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 779 boysNCSouth Carolina: #156 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 837 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 929 boysDCOklahoma: #235 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,579 boysOKLouisiana: #129 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 625 boysLAMississippi: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,716 boysMSAlabama: #121 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 631 boysALGeorgia: #177 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,045 boysGAHawaii: #129 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 601 boysHITexas: #309 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,071 boysTXFlorida: #262 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,764 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#88 · 1 in 344
  2. North Dakota#116 · 1 in 615
  3. Maryland#120 · 1 in 754
  4. Alabama#121 · 1 in 631
  5. Rhode Island#122 · 1 in 833

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8871 in 344
North Dakota#11671 in 615
Maryland#120441 in 754
Alabama#121431 in 631
Rhode Island#12281 in 833
North Carolina#125611 in 779
Hawaii#129121 in 601
Louisiana#129501 in 625
Alaska#13071 in 631
Missouri#132441 in 863
New Hampshire#13771 in 1,119
Kansas#141211 in 805
Indiana#144421 in 965
South Dakota#14861 in 762
Nebraska#149121 in 910
Virginia#154421 in 1,032
South Carolina#156291 in 837
Delaware#15751 in 983
Iowa#158181 in 1,029
New York#1621281 in 1,085
Ohio#166611 in 1,308
Minnesota#167241 in 1,322
Illinois#169841 in 1,062
Wisconsin#175241 in 1,387
Georgia#177481 in 1,045
Kentucky#181171 in 1,459
Maine#18751 in 1,507
Michigan#189531 in 1,340
District of Columbia#199101 in 929
Arkansas#207121 in 1,291
Pennsylvania#214441 in 1,870
Utah#218121 in 1,388
New Jersey#228311 in 1,767
California#2312011 in 1,444
Oregon#234121 in 1,685
Oklahoma#235131 in 1,579
Connecticut#246101 in 2,257
Washington#246201 in 1,791
New Mexico#24791 in 1,269
Florida#262521 in 1,764
Massachusetts#265151 in 2,934
Mississippi#273101 in 1,716
Tennessee#274161 in 2,227
Arizona#296151 in 2,052
Texas#309741 in 2,071
Colorado#32491 in 2,715
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Vermont
West Virginia

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 1990

girls
#12,958
5 births · 1 in 379,709 girls
boys
#204
1,493 births · 1 in 1,376 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #12,958Bryant5

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #204Bryant1,493
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 379,709 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #11,409Zsazsa6
  2. #11,409Zurisadai6
  3. #11,409Zyanya6
  4. #12,958Bryant5
  5. #12,958Aarica5
  6. #12,958Aasha5
  7. #12,958Abagale5

Tied with 2,276 names at #12,958; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,376 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 97.9% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #201Andres1,503
  2. #201Rafael1,503
  3. #203Clinton1,501
  4. #204Bryant1,493
  5. #205Isaiah1,489
  6. #206Maurice1,488
  7. #207Dominique1,485
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 3,636Tevin#4,017#381
  2. 3,283Keenen#4,271#988
  3. 1,325Male#2,027#702
  4. 1,032Denzel#1,476#444
  5. 598Kevon#1,476#878
Fallers
  1. 1,130Kiara#956#2,086
  2. 916Rachel#993#1,909
  3. 855Nicole#985#1,840
  4. 746Tiffany#956#1,702
  5. 681Sarah#819#1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990