Bryant is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bryant means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bryant across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bryant has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bryant is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning “high, noble”. A surname form of Brian.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 51,934 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bryant per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (1,742/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (3/yr).
Bryant has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #346 nationally (given to 1,742 babies that year).
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