Bryant

Meaning: Possibly 'noble, high, or valiant'
Origin: Variant of Brian (from Irish, from Old Breton Brient)

Boy's name · #1323 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Bryant reached #164 in 1988 and has faded to #1323 since. About 52,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,995 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bryants

Bryant Dunston — American-born professional basketball player
Bryant Washburn — American actor (1889–1963)
Bryant Reeves — American basketball player
Bryant Jennings — Boxer
Bryant Gumbel — American television journalist and sportscaster

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 193,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Kobe Bryant — American basketball player (1978–2020)
William Cullen Bryant — American romantic poet and journalist (1794–1878)
Louise Bryant — American activist and journalist (1885–1936)

What Bryants become

Among 156 notable people named Bryant:

Sports figures appear 3.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bryant Dunston, American-born professional basketball player.

Similar names: Brian · Cory · Brycen · Trent · Braden · Brennan

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