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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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.

Show data table
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 1991

  • 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: #276 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,999 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: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,820 boysMNIllinois: #286 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,083 boysILWisconsin: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,638 boysWIMichigan: #203 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,493 boysMINew York: #225 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,563 boysNYMassachusetts: #340 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,152 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: #182 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,281 boysIAIndiana: #214 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,738 boysINOhio: #178 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,397 boysOHPennsylvania: #218 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,824 boysPANew Jersey: #220 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,723 boysNJConnecticut: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,797 boysCTCalifornia: #254 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 1,674 boysCAUtah: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,379 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,426 boysCONebraska: #151 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 962 boysNEMissouri: #195 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,433 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,126 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,558 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,257 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 669 boysDEArizona: #290 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,900 boysAZNew Mexico: #264 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,436 boysNMKansas: #170 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,072 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,493 boysARTennessee: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,964 boysTNNorth Carolina: #177 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,151 boysNCSouth Carolina: #151 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 802 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #168 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 794 boysLAMississippi: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,523 boysMSAlabama: #158 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 825 boysALGeorgia: #215 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,315 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Bryant, so not publishedHITexas: #350 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 2,433 boysTXFlorida: #266 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,817 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#116 · 1 in 669
  2. South Carolina#151 · 1 in 802
  3. Nebraska#151 · 1 in 962
  4. Alabama#158 · 1 in 825
  5. Louisiana#168 · 1 in 794

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#11671 in 669
Nebraska#151111 in 962
South Carolina#151291 in 802
Alabama#158321 in 825
Louisiana#168391 in 794
Kansas#170151 in 1,072
North Carolina#177401 in 1,151
Ohio#178571 in 1,397
Iowa#182141 in 1,281
Maryland#183261 in 1,257
Missouri#195261 in 1,433
Minnesota#201171 in 1,820
Michigan#203461 in 1,493
Indiana#214231 in 1,738
Virginia#214271 in 1,558
Georgia#215371 in 1,315
Utah#217121 in 1,379
Pennsylvania#218441 in 1,824
Connecticut#219121 in 1,797
New Jersey#220311 in 1,723
New York#225861 in 1,563
California#2541721 in 1,674
Mississippi#254111 in 1,523
Tennessee#256181 in 1,964
New Mexico#26481 in 1,436
Florida#266491 in 1,817
Washington#276181 in 1,999
Illinois#286421 in 2,083
Arizona#290161 in 1,900
Colorado#305101 in 2,426
Arkansas#32261 in 2,493
Wisconsin#32891 in 3,638
Massachusetts#340101 in 4,152
Kentucky#34461 in 4,126
Texas#350631 in 2,433
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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 1991

girls
#6,976
12 births · 1 in 156,251 girls
boys
#248
1,113 births · 1 in 1,815 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #6,976Bryant12

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #248Bryant1,113
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 156,251 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 54.9% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #6,588Yevette13
  2. #6,588Yohanna13
  3. #6,588Ysabel13
  4. #6,976Bryant12
  5. #6,976Aarica12
  6. #6,976Abygail12
  7. #6,976Adah12
  8. #7,430Abeer11
  9. #7,430Abigal11
  10. #7,430Aiko11

Tied with 453 names at #6,976; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,815 of them was named Bryant, which outranked 97.4% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bryant
  1. #245Micah1,136
  2. #246Frederick1,135
  3. #247Roy1,129
  4. #248Bryant1,113
  5. #249Jamal1,112
  6. #250Tevin1,099
  7. #251Theodore1,098
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →