Bryson has been given to about 83,525 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.
Bryson ranks 152nd among American boys in 2025, with 2,416 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 4,687 babies were given the name, ranking 86th. The typical living American called Bryson is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.17% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.