US rank #3473 Boys' name Peak 2012 1,146 births

Bryston — #3473 US boys' name

1,146 babies named Bryston in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s1372000s3442010s5022020s144
#3473
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Bryston was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

61 babies were named Bryston in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryston

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,146 babies named Bryston between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bryston currently holds the #3473 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 502 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bryston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Bryston in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryston 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 1,146 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.

Bryston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,146

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2012

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,473

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bryston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
61
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419881985 6

Bryston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
502 births that decade — 44% of Bryston's all-time total
1980s191990s1372000s3442010s5022020s144

Bryston by state

Where Bryston concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bryston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
87 7.6%
#2 Mississippi
62 5.4%
#3 Georgia
54 4.7%
#4 Tennessee
23 2.0%
#5 Indiana
11 1.0%
#6 Louisiana
6 0.5%
#7 Alabama
5 0.4%
#8 Arkansas
5 0.4%
Texas share of Bryston's total US births 7.6%
Even split

87 of 1,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Bryston appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryston?
1,146 babies have been named Bryston since 1985. It currently ranks #3473 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 61 births.
When was Bryston most popular?
Bryston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 502 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Bryston most popular?
The top states for the name Bryston are Texas (87 births), Mississippi (62 births), Georgia (54 births).
How long has the name Bryston been used?
Bryston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bryston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.