Unisex name · since 1990
Bryer
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 2,600 babies named Bryer, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,600
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,600 babies have been named Bryer since 1990, making it today's #706 unisex name.
Bryer has 2,600 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #706 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- 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.
- #2,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #706 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,600 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryer ranks #2,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #706 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,600 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,600
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bryer's 2,600 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Bryer compares
2,600 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Bryer's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 382 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bryer's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 382, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bryer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 382
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Bryer popularity over time - girls
346 total births recorded since 2006 (Bryer as girls' name)
Bryer by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,048 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Bryer's strongest decade.
1,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Bryer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 195
1990s
195 births
- 2000s 418
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
939 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,048 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,048 births (40% of all-time use).
How Bryer 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 Bryer's total volume
Bryer by state
Where Bryer concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 157 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 143 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 121 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 99 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 85 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 59 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 58 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 54 | 2.1% |
157 of 2,600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Bryer appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryer's data
- Ohio records the most Bryers (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bryer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Bryer 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.