Bryson

Meaning: Son of Brice
Origin: English surname

Boy's name · #152 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Bryson's best rank, #86, came in 2017; it has settled back to #152 today. Roughly 83,000 boys have been named Bryson since 1914.

After two declining years, US use of Bryson jumped in 2016, the year after the release of Bryson Tiller’s debut album, T R A P S O U L (2015).

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#289 in Canada (2025) · #395 in N. Ireland (2025) · #432 in Ireland (2025) · #647 in Scotland (2025) · #1,066 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,361 in Ecuador (2025) · #8,132 in Italy (2024) · #3,805 in France (2021) · #975 in Netherlands (2020) · #444 in New Zealand (2019).

Famous Brysons

Bryson DeChambeau — American professional golfer (born 1993)
Bryson Tiller — American singer (born 1993)
Bryson Stott — American baseball player (born 1997)
Bryson Baugus — American voice actor (born 1994)
Bryson Daily — American Soldier and former college football player

What Brysons become

Among 71 notable people named Bryson:

Sports figures appear 3.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bryson DeChambeau, American professional golfer (born 1993).

Similar names: Brycen · Tucker · Brody · Sawyer · Carson · Jaxson

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