Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bryon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,737
- 14,720 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 451 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,426 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,426 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 451 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,087 as a first name in 2020; 252 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Bryon
- Bryon Wilsonfreestyle skierborn 1988
- Bryon RussellAmerican basketball player (born 1970)
- Bryon AllenAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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