Bryant
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning noble, high; form of Brien.
Babies a year
462
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Bryant has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #626 |
| 2016 | #587 |
| 2017 | #582 |
| 2018 | #685 |
| 2019 | #831 |
| 2020 | #657 |
| 2021 | #795 |
| 2022 | #907 |
Bryant by the numbers
Bryant was given to 462 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,737 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.
Other names that come from Brien
Like Bryant, each of these traces back to Brien: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Briannestrong, noble; feminine form of Brien50 in the US (2017)
- Briennoble high; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Brinfair or noble; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
- Brinlynnfair or noble with -lynn suffix; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Obriandescendant of Brien; high or noble; variant spelling of O'Brien6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bryant. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Bryant, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Albienoble and bright; from Albert1,702 in England and Wales (2025)
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