Boys' name · since 1985
Bryston
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 1,163 babies named Bryston, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,163
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,163 babies have been named Bryston since 1985, making it today's #5479 boys' name.
Bryston has 1,163 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5479 as of the latest data, more common than 61% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #4,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,479 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,163 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryston ranks #4,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,479 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,163 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,163
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bryston's 1,163 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bryston compares
1,163 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Bryston's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bryston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bryston splits its recorded history at 2006: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bryston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Bryston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (502 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Bryston's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Bryston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 137
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
344 births
- 2010s
2010s
502 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 502 births (43% of all-time use).
How Bryston 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 Bryston's total volume
Bryston by state
Where Bryston concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 87 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 62 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 54 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 23 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
87 of 1,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Bryston appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryston's data
- Bryston's decade-level peak was the 2010s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brystons (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Bryston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Bryston 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.