Recorded 1978–2020 Unisex name Peak 1991 369 births

Bryann — unisex name

369 babies named Bryann in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s561990s1402000s1202010s382020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bryann was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

18 babies were named Bryann in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryann

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Bryann between 1978 and 2020, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bryann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Bryann is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 113 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bryann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 369 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bryann at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

369

Since 1978

43 years of records

Peak year

1991

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1978

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2020

Bryann popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1978

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
18
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 202020112006200119961991198519791978 5

Bryann popularity over time — boys

113 total births recorded since 1984 (Bryann as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 113 births
4681012 2020200920062003200019861984 5

Bryann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 38% of Bryann's all-time total
1970s101980s561990s1402000s1202010s382020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryann?
369 babies have been named Bryann since 1978. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 18 births.
When was Bryann most popular?
Bryann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Bryann a unisex name?
Yes, Bryann is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 369 births, and as a boy's name it has 113 births.
How long has the name Bryann been used?
Bryann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 43 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Bryann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.