Given name & surname
Bryson
“the son of Brice”
Bryson is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “the son of Brice.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “the son of Brice.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
In English usage, Bryson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Brice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bryson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 83,525
- 83,241 boys · 284 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 4,687 babies
- 2025
- 2,416
- #152 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,416 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 152 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,679 in 2017. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (205). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 58,590 as a first name in 2020; 17,531 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.
Bryson’s family of names
In English usage, Bryson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Brice. Bryson has a related form in Brycen. Bryson has a related form in Brysen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Brycenvariant
- Brysenvariant
- Brysunvariant
- Brysonnlikely variant
- Brycynvariant
- Brycinvariant
- Brysynvariant
- Brysinvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bryson
- Bryson TillerAmerican singer and rapper (born 1993)
- NLE ChoppaAmerican rapper from Tennessee (born 2002)
- Bryson DeChambeauAmerican professional golferborn 1993
- Bryson BurroughsAmerican painter and art historian (1869–1934)
- Bryson GoodwinAustralian rugby league footballerborn 1985
- Bryson StottAmerican baseball player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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