Bryson Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Bryson

Bryson Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: br(eye)-son
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Bryson Name Meaning

A classic surname with modern styling, Bryson has been making strides in recent years. Like Carter and Logan, he easily transitions from last name to first, bringing with him a sense of sophistication.

The -son suffix has been trending for both boys and girls, with Jackson and Grayson Bryson’s more popular brothers with the style. Bryson is a fresh alternative, an unexpected pick with a catchy sound. Bryson is quite the unique pick, skirting the sound of many chart toppers while avoiding insane levels of popularity. Meaning “Brice’s son”, Bryson can also be used to honor a Bryan.

Unlike many trendy picks of today, Bryson escapes the trap of feeling childish. He has a maturity to him that’s hard to miss and comes with the adorable nickname of Bryce if you’re looking to shorten him. He’s also not that difficult to spell or pronounce, avoiding potential issues that some names may encounter.

Bryson may be mature, but that doesn’t mean he lacks boyish charm. He has a hint of mischief to him, right at home on an independent little one with a mind of his own. Energetic and full of life, little Bryson loves nothing more than filling the role of class clown or sports star.

Similar names include Branson, Braylon, and Tyson.

Bryson Name Popularity

How popular is the name Bryson? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
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1973	—	0	0%
1974	1,243	14	0.0011%
1975	—	0	0%
1976	1,464	11	0.0009%
1977	1,370	14	0.001%
1978	1,214	19	0.0014%
1979	872	57	0.004%
1980	778	80	0.0055%
1981	766	83	0.0056%
1982	675	115	0.0077%
1983	655	121	0.0082%
1984	633	132	0.0089%
1985	623	151	0.0099%
1986	576	193	0.0128%
1987	579	202	0.0132%
1988	517	268	0.0172%
1989	541	270	0.0167%
1990	555	287	0.0173%
1991	501	355	0.0218%
1992	518	339	0.0212%
1993	479	396	0.0254%
1994	462	431	0.0281%
1995	419	500	0.0332%
1996	351	663	0.0443%
1997	348	704	0.0476%
1998	318	835	0.0558%
1999	278	1,032	0.0689%
2000	269	1,180	0.0772%
2001	248	1,326	0.088%
2002	230	1,444	0.0964%
2003	214	1,643	0.108%
2004	201	1,889	0.1239%
2005	195	1,956	0.1279%
2006	176	2,287	0.1461%
2007	179	2,305	0.1461%
2008	178	2,217	0.1434%
2009	152	2,592	0.1734%
2010	120	3,381	0.2346%
2011	98	3,925	0.2755%
2012	94	4,033	0.283%
2013	102	3,804	0.2672%
2014	119	3,400	0.2334%
2015	133	3,092	0.2125%
2016	94	4,341	0.3011%
2017	86	4,633	0.3319%
2018	93	4,183	0.3045%
2019	102	3,598	0.2658%
2020	114	3,153	0.2477%
2021	122	3,070	0.2511%
2022	137	2,677	0.2029%

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Names Like Bryson

If you like Bryson, you’ll love these other names like Bryson.

What names are diminutives of Bryson?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Bryson sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Bryson, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Brice	Dotted	Welsh
Bryce	Speckled	English

What names are variants of Bryson?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Bryson.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Brycen	Descendant of Brice	Welsh
Brysen	Descendant of Brice	Welsh
Brysin	Descendant of Brice	Welsh

What names sound like Bryson?

If you like how Bryson sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Bryson.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Branson	Son of Brand	English
Brian	High and noble	English
Bryan	High and noble	English
Bryant	A variant spelling of Briant.	English
Casen	Case; chest	English
Dyson	Son of Dye	English
Grayson	Son of the steward	English
Greyson	Son of the steward	English
Jason	To heal	Greek

Kayson	Created name	American
Kyson	Son of Ky	English
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Parson	Clergyman	English
Payson
Person	Clergyman	English
Tennyson	Son of Dennis	English
Tyson	Firebrand	English

What names are similar to Bryson?

Find a name that’s like Bryson, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Beau	Handsome	French
Blake	Black or pale	English
Brantley	Fire	English
Camden	Valley	English
Daxton	From Dax, France	English
Jameson	Son of James	English
Maddox	Son of Madoc	Welsh

Rowan	Of the rowan tree	Gaelic
Tristan	Sadness	Welsh
Weston	West town	English

Lists With Bryson

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Siblings of Bryson

Mamas with kids named Bryson also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Brantley	Fire	English
Lexi	Defender of man	Greek
Kaiya	Forgiveness	Japanese
Sophia	Wisdom	Greek
Jasper	Treasurer	English

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Betty Tinker Dec 23 at 6:23 pm

I love the name I chose. This name fits my son well. How I came up with this name almost 31 years ago, when it was not as popular was:
My best friend was Brian and the baby I was carrying was my first son. His father did not care what I named him so it was a win for me and my son.

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Jazlyn Jul 9 at 7:14 am

we wanted something that wasn’t soooo known and nothing tooo much!! so we found bryson! it fits him perfectly !

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Ellen Mar 26 at 1:48 pm

My name is Ellen, my partner’s name is Steven. I originally wanted to name him Brysen. Because both our names end with -en and I completely forgot. There is nothing I dislike about Bryson.

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Jenette Sep 20 at 10:46 am

His dads name is Bryce so he wanted the same but I want the baby to have his own name so I kinda just twisted it a little lol

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Nakiya Aug 5 at 10:13 am

i chose this name because my god mothers last name was bryson and she passes away. I thought i’d keep a little part of her always.

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Brittany Jul 12 at 5:03 pm

It wasn’t very easy for me to pick his name I literally had notebook papers full of names as soon as I thought I’d found one that I liked I would choose a different one just to end up right back at the one that I started with which is what ended up happening in the end Bryson was the very first name that I had picked and I kept going back and forth I like it I don’t like it I like it I and don’t like it but in the end that’s why I ended up liking and I asked his dad for his opinion and he said that that’s what he liked so that’s what we went with pretty boring story

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- Bryson NoName Vandevender Jan 27 at 10:54 am
  
  God, I hate his name who names there Bryson
  
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Katie Jul 1 at 11:35 am

Bryson is actually more popular than I expected but I still love it the same. It fits my son perfectly.

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Katie Mar 10 at 11:21 am

We wanted something that was different, but not too different. And Bryson is definitely that.
I love my son’s name it definitely fits him to a T. I do not like how common it’s becoming.

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Sharkania Dec 23 at 10:04 am

I really just fell in love with the name bryson

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Victoria Kling Nov 4 at 11:33 am

When my husband and I got married we lived in a town called Bryson City in western north carolina and we love it there we lived there for 6 years and decided to move so when we found out we was pregnant with a baby boy we decied to name our baby after our favorite place!

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- Cori May 5 at 3:35 pm
  
  We are naming our son Jeremiah but searching for a middle name and though we never lived in Bryson City, we randomly vacationed there before we had any kids and it’s not become our families home away from home. We go every other year for 4th of July. Bryson is in my list for a middle name for that reason lol.
  
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Amanda Sep 7 at 8:31 am

Im not sure how we came up with the name i think my fiance did and then I just instintly loved it and we kinda just stuck with it throughout the whole pregnancy. When Bryson came out he looked like the name belonged peefectly to him. The only part I had a hard time with was a middle name. Plus you vsry rarely hear the Bryson around here. Those are my reasons for choosing Bryson Jeffrey.

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Audre' Jun 8 at 11:37 am

Bryson’s father and I agreed to find a name that our child wouldn’t be ashamed of and not too hard to spell. We also wanted a name where he wouldn’t be prejudged living in a predominantly black community as blacks.

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Cami Apr 25 at 8:33 pm

It came up on a baby name app and I knew a Bryce but not Bryson and I liked it with our son Brantley’s name

I just like it a lot! Lol it’s xute at every stage of life

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