Unisex name · since 1990
Bryar
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,940 babies named Bryar, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bryar currently ranks #1882 among unisex names in America, with 1,940 babies recorded since 1990.
Bryar has 1,940 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1882 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #3,372 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,940 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryar ranks #3,372 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,940 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bryar's 1,940 recorded births place it above 92.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Bryar compares
1,940 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bryar's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,940 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bryar splits its recorded history at 2008: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bryar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Bryar popularity over time - girls
775 total births recorded since 1992 (Bryar as girls' name)
Bryar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (812 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Bryar's strongest decade.
812 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Bryar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 288
1990s
288 births
- 2000s
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
812 births
- 2020s
2020s
422 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 812 births (42% of all-time use).
How Bryar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bryar's total volume
Bryar by state
Where Bryar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 84 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 67 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 57 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 54 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 48 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 45 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 34 | 1.8% |
84 of 1,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Bryar appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryar's data
- Bryar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (812 total births) through the 2020s (422) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Bryars (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bryar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.