Bryson is a distinctive choice, ranked #1000 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Bryson in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1000
US Rank #147
About the Name Bryson
Bryson is steadily gaining in popularity, up 51 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #854 in 2021, and it currently sits at #1000. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Bryson is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #147, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bryson
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Bryson per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bryson in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bryson is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 51 places over the last five years to #1000 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Bryson is more popular in the US (#147) than in the UK (#1000). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Bryson include: Wally Bryson โ Wallace Carter Bryson is an American guitarist, best remembered for his time with the power-pop group Raspberries, famous for their hit "Go All The Way".; Bryson (surname) โ Bryson is a surname.; Bryson Stott โ Bryson Jeremy Stott is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB)..
Bryson appears in the US top 500 at #147 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
30
UK babies named Bryson (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 51 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bryson
Likely around 1 other Bryson in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Bryson
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Wallace Carter Bryson is an American guitarist, best remembered for his time with the power-pop group Raspberries, famous for their hit "Go All The Way". After the Raspberries split in 1974, Bryson co-formed the power pop group Fotomaker and became one of the leading members of the group.
Bryson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Bryson, Scottish biologist, geologist, and horologist Andrew Bryson, American admiral Ann Bryson, British actress Arthur E.
William Bryson may refer to: William Bryson (minister), Irish Presbyterian minister. William Bryson (civil engineer), Scottish civil engineer, surveyor and architect William Bryson (electrical engineer), Scottish electrical and marine engineer William Curtis Bryson, American judge Bill Bryson (politician), Australian Labor Party politician Bill Bryson Sr., American journalist, Bill Bryson, UK-based American author, son of Bill Bryson Sr.
Bryson Jeremy Stott is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at UNLV, and was selected by the Phillies in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.
Bryson of Achaea (or Bryson the Achaean; Greek: ฮฯฯฯฯฮฝ แฝ แผฯฮฑฮนฯฯ Vryson o Acheos, gen.: ฮฯฯฯฯฮฝฮฟฯ Vrysonos; fl. 330 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher.