Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bryant

#500 most common boys' name of all time · #1,077 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#500
Rank overall
#1,077 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
51,934
Since 2016
3,046
Peak year
1989 #176
Best rank
#164 1988
Girls Boys peak 1,742/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Bryant is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 146 146 #1,325
2024 — 176 176 #1,177
2023 — 196 196 #1,094
2022 — 254 254 #908
2021 — 309 309 #795
2020 5 400 405 #657
2019 — 271 271 #831
2018 — 356 356 #685
2017 — 466 466 #583
2016 — 467 467 #587
2015 — 426 426 #627
2014 — 477 477 #583
2013 — 481 481 #551
2012 — 557 557 #485
2011 — 602 602 #450
2010 — 621 621 #438
2009 — 714 714 #412
2008 — 728 728 #404
2007 — 713 713 #408
2006 — 771 771 #388
2005 — 814 814 #362
2004 — 972 972 #318
2003 — 977 977 #305
2002 — 952 952 #306
2001 — 956 956 #303
2000 7 903 910 #318
1999 5 817 822 #332
1998 — 896 896 #312
1997 5 896 901 #303
1996 6 859 865 #309
1995 — 906 906 #293
1994 5 874 879 #304
1993 — 1,032 1,032 #278
1992 — 1,083 1,083 #262
1991 12 1,113 1,125 #248
1990 5 1,493 1,498 #204
1989 5 1,737 1,742 #176
1988 15 1,714 1,729 #164
1987 13 1,498 1,511 #182
1986 12 897 909 #250
1985 5 649 654 #315
1984 7 617 624 #316
1983 11 693 704 #290
1982 8 639 647 #307
1981 — 605 605 #315
1980 10 613 623 #312
1979 10 574 584 #324
1978 6 564 570 #315
1977 — 565 565 #327
1976 5 539 544 #325
1975 8 494 502 #347
1974 13 565 578 #318
1973 — 632 632 #286
1972 9 716 725 #270
1971 8 721 729 #286
1970 8 781 789 #272
1969 9 734 743 #274
1968 — 677 677 #283
1967 7 599 606 #300
1966 5 537 542 #322
1965 — 531 531 #327
1964 7 493 500 #353
1963 — 502 502 #347
1962 6 451 457 #380
1961 — 423 423 #386
1960 — 394 394 #397
1959 — 353 353 #425
1958 — 352 352 #418
1957 — 326 326 #428
1956 — 248 248 #481
1955 — 189 189 #536
1954 — 179 179 #542
1953 — 183 183 #525
1952 — 143 143 #585
1951 — 159 159 #538
1950 — 124 124 #616
1949 — 113 113 #641
1948 — 129 129 #589
1947 — 122 122 #615
1946 — 114 114 #606
1945 — 96 96 #617
1944 — 108 108 #592
1943 — 88 88 #682
1942 — 102 102 #626
1941 — 63 63 #790
1940 — 105 105 #579
1939 — 78 78 #671
1938 — 87 87 #640
1937 — 72 72 #706
1936 — 73 73 #692
1935 — 84 84 #648
1934 — 88 88 #638
1933 — 73 73 #704
1932 — 89 89 #635
1931 — 76 76 #690
1930 — 60 60 #844
1929 — 83 83 #675
1928 — 83 83 #696
1927 — 74 74 #763
1926 — 90 90 #664
1925 — 93 93 #663
1924 — 89 89 #691
1923 — 77 77 #745
1922 — 86 86 #702
1921 — 102 102 #631
1920 — 105 105 #616
1919 — 74 74 #748
1918 — 82 82 #693
1917 — 56 56 #857
1916 — 58 58 #813
1915 — 62 62 #761
1914 — 54 54 #700
1913 — 39 39 #748
1912 — 26 26 #876
1911 — 20 20 #713
1910 — 27 27 #552
1909 — 12 12 #847
1908 — 23 23 #526
1907 — 15 15 #676
1906 — 11 11 #766
1905 — 11 11 #755
1904 — 14 14 #617
1903 — 10 10 #744
1902 — 11 11 #702
1901 — 11 11 #644
1900 — 24 24 #472
1899 — 16 16 #491
1898 — 22 22 #426
1897 — 23 23 #398
1896 — 26 26 #384
1895 — 7 7 #888
1894 — 11 11 #638
1893 — 14 14 #518
1892 — 18 18 #464
1891 — 11 11 #576
1890 — 14 14 #516
1889 — 11 11 #591
1888 — 16 16 #490
1887 — 6 6 #832
1886 — 9 9 #655
1885 — 18 18 #430
1884 — 6 6 #866
1883 — 5 5 #905
1882 — 13 13 #519
1881 — 9 9 #610
1880 — 16 16 #445