The first name Bryant

Bryant last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2012, with 3 births (#4,805).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bryant with other names.

In 2025, 146 boys born in the United States were named Bryant, the 1,323rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 1,737 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Bryant Dunston
  Armenian basketball player (born 1986)
• Bryant Washburn
  American actor (1889–1963)
• Bryant Reeves
  American basketball player (born 1973)
• Bryant Gumbel
  American television journalist and sportscaster, born 1948
• Bryant Jennings
  Boxer, born 1984
• Bryant Stith
  American basketball player (born 1970)
• Henry Bryant Bigelow
  American oceanographer (1879–1967)
• Bryant Butler Brooks
  American politician (1861-1944)
• Bryant Crawford
  American basketball player (born 1997)
• Bryant Tuckerman
  American mathematician (1915–2002)
• Tom Cotton
  American politician and army officer (born 1977)
• Sonny West
  American actor, bodyguard for Elvis Presley, 1938–2017

How popular is the name Bryant?

In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Bryant, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 2012, with 3 births.

Is Bryant a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 51,934 US babies named Bryant since 1880 were boys.

When was Bryant most popular?

1989 in the United States, when 1,737 babies were named Bryant, its highest rank at 176th.

How do you pronounce Bryant?

Bryant is /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/, 2 syllables.

Is Bryant also a surname?

Yes. Bryant is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.