How Many People Are Named Bryston?
An estimated 1,133 people in the United States have the first name Bryston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Bryston peaked in popularity in 2012 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bryston 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 Bryston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bryston is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,133
About 1 in 302,519 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
61 births
Total Registered
1,146
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bryston
Bryston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,146 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bryston as a male name
Ranked #3,458 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (61 births)
Bryston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bryston span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 502 babies were registered. Bryston has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bryston by Decade
How has Bryston 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.
Bryston by State
Birth registrations for Bryston span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas. On average, about 26 Brystons were registered per state.
Bryston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bryston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bryston
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bryston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bryston?
We estimate approximately 1,133 people named Bryston 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 302,519 Americans share this first name.
Is Bryston a common name?
Bryston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,146 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bryston most popular?
Bryston reached peak popularity in 2012, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bryston is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bryston a male name?
Bryston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bryston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bryston Smith, Bryston Johnson, Bryston 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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