Is Bryson a boy or girl name?
Bryson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,469 boys were named Bryson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 81,069 US babies named Bryson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #147
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bryson since 1914
- 81,069
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 4,685 babies
Boys and girls named Bryson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 469 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,190 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 5,919 | 56 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 19,067 | 101 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 38,637 | 98 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 13,931 | 19 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,469 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,444 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,705 | #137 | 6 | #13,906 |
| 2021 | 3,096 | #122 | 7 | #12,441 |
| 2020 | 3,217 | #115 | 6 | #13,757 |
| 2019 | 3,633 | #102 | 11 | #9,231 |
| 2018 | 4,223 | #92 | 11 | #9,278 |
| 2017 | 4,677 | #86 | 8 | #11,846 |
| 2016 | 4,372 | #94 | 7 | #13,149 |
| 2015 | 3,115 | #133 | 9 | #11,060 |
| 2014 | 3,425 | #117 | 11 | #9,663 |
| 2013 | 3,816 | #102 | 7 | #13,432 |
| 2012 | 4,041 | #94 | 8 | #12,424 |
| 2011 | 3,943 | #97 | 11 | #9,844 |
| 2010 | 3,392 | #120 | 15 | #7,961 |
| 2009 | 2,611 | #152 | 8 | #12,646 |
| 2008 | 2,231 | #178 | 5 | #18,023 |
| 2007 | 2,323 | #179 | 14 | #8,603 |
| 2006 | 2,315 | #176 | 9 | #11,611 |
| 2005 | 1,980 | #195 | 6 | #14,814 |
| 2004 | 1,916 | #200 | 17 | #6,838 |
| 2003 | 1,658 | #214 | 10 | #9,798 |
| 2002 | 1,471 | #229 | 10 | #9,610 |
| 2001 | 1,356 | #246 | 12 | #8,281 |
| 2000 | 1,206 | #269 | 10 | #9,278 |
| 1999 | 1,066 | #277 | 14 | #6,887 |
| 1998 | 860 | #321 | 11 | #8,089 |
| 1997 | 741 | #345 | 10 | #8,446 |
| 1996 | 689 | #353 | 6 | #12,070 |
| 1995 | 543 | #418 | 10 | #8,170 |
| 1994 | 467 | #468 | 5 | #13,747 |
| 1993 | 443 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 394 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 383 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 333 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 327 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 312 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 256 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 262 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 209 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 194 | #611 | 5 | #10,619 |
| 1983 | 180 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 178 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 136 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 136 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 107 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,845 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,724 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,036 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,573 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,139 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,261 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bryson reached #86 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #6,838 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bryson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.