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Bryson
Say it: BRY-sun
Meaning
From an English surname meaning 'son of Brice', a name of uncertain, possibly Gaulish, origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2000s alongside Bryce.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 70,228 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 396 boys
- 3,196 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Brycen, Bryceson
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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
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