boy's name

Bryon

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 14,773

Scotland

#350

1983 births

Bryon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1970, when 451 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1897.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Bryon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,772
'90 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Bryon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 7
1910s 38
1920s 52
1930s 61
1940s 241
1950s 1,446
1960s 3,415
1970s 3,772
1980s 2,836
1990s 1,548
2000s 813
2010s 391
2020s (to 2025) 117

How popular is Bryon?

In 2025, Bryon was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Bryon is used

Scotland #350 3 in 1983
Canada #1,663 6 in 1994
England & Wales #5,343 3 in 2007
United States #5,546 17 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bryon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Bryon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bryon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Bryon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bryon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Bryon

How popular is the name Bryon?

In 2025, Bryon was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Bryon a girl's or a boy's name?

Bryon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Bryon?

Bryon has 2 syllables.

When was Bryon most popular?

Bryon peaked in 1970, when 451 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Bryon a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bryon currently ranks #5,546 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.