Girls' name · since 1976
Bryony
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 263 babies named Bryony, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bryony is the #13572 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 263 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryony has been recorded 263 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #13572 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #17,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,572 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 263 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryony ranks #17,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,572 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 263 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,572 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bryony's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bryony compares
263 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Bryony's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryony | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 263 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bryony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryony's full recorded timeline at 2002, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bryony by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (68 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Bryony's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bryony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68 births (26% of all-time use).
Bryony by state
Where Bryony concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 263 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bryony's data
- Bryony's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bryonys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Bryony
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bryony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Bryony 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.