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Bryant
Say it: BRY-unt
Meaning
From a surname derived from Brian, an Irish and Breton name of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used as a first name in the US, especially from the 1970s onward.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1980s
In the United States
- 50,845 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1988, about 1 in 1,100 boys
- 400 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Briant
Famous bearers
- Bryant Gumbel, American broadcaster
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.