Given name
Bryony
“of the healing vine”
Bryony is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “of the healing vine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “of the healing vine.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bryony through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 263
- 0 boys · 263 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,506 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,506 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 367 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bryony’s family of names
Bryony has a related form in Brionna. Bryony has a related form in Brionne. Bryony has an alternative spelling in Briony.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bryony
- Bryony BothaNew Zealand cyclistborn 1997
- Bryony PageBritish trampolinistborn 1990
- Bryony ShawBritish windsurferborn 1983
- Bryony PitmanBritish archerborn 1997
- Bryony HannahEnglish actressborn 1984
- Bryony SmithEnglish cricketerborn 1997
- Bryony GordonBritish columnist and authorborn 1980
- Bryony ColesBritish archaeologistborn 1946
- Bryony LaveryBritish playwright and screenwriterborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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