Bryson is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Bryson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #152 for boy births in the United States (and #276 across all names), given to 2,416 babies. Bryson first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2017 (4,679 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,416 | 2,416 | — | #152 |
| 2024 | 2,484 | 2,484 | #15,713 | #147 |
| 2023 | 2,449 | 2,449 | — | #150 |
| 2022 | 2,718 | 2,718 | #13,917 | #136 |
| 2021 | 3,104 | 3,104 | #12,452 | #122 |
| 2020 | 3,224 | 3,224 | #13,768 | #115 |
| 2019 | 3,647 | 3,647 | #9,237 | #102 |
| 2018 | 4,236 | 4,236 | #9,280 | #92 |
| 2017 | 4,687 | 4,687 | #11,850 | #86 |
| 2016 | 4,379 | 4,379 | #13,154 | #94 |
| 2015 | 3,124 | 3,124 | #11,063 | #133 |
| 2014 | 3,438 | 3,438 | #9,664 | #115 |
| 2013 | 3,823 | 3,823 | #13,433 | #102 |
| 2012 | 4,050 | 4,050 | #12,425 | #94 |
| 2011 | 3,955 | 3,955 | #9,844 | #97 |
| 2010 | 3,407 | 3,407 | #7,961 | #120 |
| 2009 | 2,619 | 2,619 | #12,647 | #152 |
| 2008 | 2,236 | 2,236 | #18,026 | #178 |
| 2007 | 2,337 | 2,337 | #8,605 | #179 |
| 2006 | 2,324 | 2,324 | #11,612 | #176 |
| 2005 | 1,986 | 1,986 | #14,815 | #195 |
| 2004 | 1,933 | 1,933 | #6,839 | #200 |
| 2003 | 1,668 | 1,668 | #9,799 | #214 |
| 2002 | 1,481 | 1,481 | #9,611 | #229 |
| 2001 | 1,368 | 1,368 | #8,281 | #246 |
| 2000 | 1,216 | 1,216 | #9,278 | #269 |
| 1999 | 1,080 | 1,080 | #6,887 | #277 |
| 1998 | 871 | 871 | #8,090 | #321 |
| 1997 | 751 | — | #8,446 | #345 |
| 1996 | 695 | — | #12,070 | #353 |
| 1995 | 553 | — | #8,170 | #418 |
| 1994 | 472 | — | #13,747 | #468 |
| 1993 | 443 | — | — | #476 |
| 1992 | 394 | — | — | #510 |
| 1991 | 383 | — | — | #506 |
| 1990 | 333 | — | — | #552 |
| 1989 | 326 | — | — | #533 |
| 1988 | 312 | — | — | #518 |
| 1987 | 256 | — | — | #566 |
| 1986 | 262 | — | — | #548 |
| 1985 | 209 | — | — | #605 |
| 1984 | 199 | — | #10,620 | #611 |
| 1983 | 180 | — | — | #637 |
| 1982 | 178 | — | — | #650 |
| 1981 | 136 | — | — | #747 |
| 1980 | 136 | — | — | #751 |
| 1979 | 107 | — | — | #838 |
| 1978 | 62 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1977 | 54 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1976 | 42 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1975 | 54 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1974 | 47 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1973 | 35 | — | — | #1,437 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | #1,775 |
| 1971 | 25 | — | — | #1,789 |
| 1970 | 19 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | #1,845 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,488 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | — | #1,897 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,012 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | — | #1,978 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #2,895 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,846 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,663 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,385 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,934 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,132 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,517 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | — | #1,875 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,338 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,724 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | — | #2,415 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,206 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | — | #1,776 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #2,964 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,633 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | — | #2,583 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,565 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,123 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,036 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,408 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,544 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | — | #2,314 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #3,793 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,048 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,573 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | — | #2,829 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,796 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | — | #3,139 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,261 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #2,959 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,129 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #2,965 |