girl's name

Bryony

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,884

Northern Ireland

#545

2008 births

Bryony is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1996, when 362 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 40,535 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Bryony over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,314
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Bryony by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 1,314
2000s 1,309
2010s 411
2020s (to 2025) 146

How popular is Bryony?

In 2025, Bryony was given to 13 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Bryony is used

Northern Ireland #545 3 in 2008
Scotland #991 3 in 2023
England & Wales #2,276 13 in 2025
United States #14,935 6 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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bryony

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

Parents who like Bryony also like

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

Sibling names for Bryony

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

Common questions about Bryony

How popular is the name Bryony?

In 2025, Bryony was given to 13 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Bryony is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Bryony most popular?

Bryony peaked in 1996, when 362 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Bryony a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bryony currently ranks #2,276 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.