How Many People Are Named Bryon?
An estimated 13,194 people in the United States have the first name Bryon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Bryon peaked in popularity in 1970 with 451 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bryon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bryon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,194
About 1 in 25,978 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1970
451 births
Total Registered
14,720
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bryon
Bryon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,720 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Bryon as a male name
Ranked #5,681 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (451 births)
Bryon as a female name
Ranked #10,874 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1983 (7 births)
Bryon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bryon span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,772 babies were registered. Bryon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bryon by Decade
How has Bryon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bryon by State
Birth registrations for Bryon span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Maine, Mississippi. On average, about 251 Bryons were registered per state.
Bryon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bryon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bryon
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bryon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bryon?
We estimate approximately 13,194 people named Bryon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,978 Americans share this first name.
Is Bryon a common name?
Bryon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,720 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bryon most popular?
Bryon reached peak popularity in 1970, when 451 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bryon is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bryon a male name?
Bryon is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bryon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bryon Smith, Bryon Johnson, Bryon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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