Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Bryer

Gender Unisex · 12% girls Rank 2025 #704 Trend ↑ Rising 176%
Rank 2025
#704
among boys · ↑165 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
431
named Bryer · +39% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,471
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
431 babies
All-time total
2,946
#2,796 all-time among boys
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Bryer popularity over time

2,946 babies have been named Bryer since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 195 195 20 – #2,660
2000s 29 418 447 45 +129% #2,054
2010s 148 939 1,087 109 +143% #1,417
2020s (to 2025) 169 1,048 1,217 203 +87% #704

Where Bryer is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 449 0.26 outside top 500
2027 516 0.30 outside top 500
2028 580 0.34 outside top 500
2029 641 0.38 #475
2030 697 0.41 #451

Where Bryer is most popular

Boys named Bryer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.111 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Iowa, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Bryer born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 19 0.582 +425%
Iowa 26 0.377 +240%
Missouri 48 0.346 +212%
Nebraska 15 0.345 +211%
North Dakota 5 0.293 +164%
Wisconsin 34 0.287 +159%
Montana 5 0.284 +156%
Kentucky 28 0.279 +152%
Arkansas 16 0.253 +128%
Tennessee 43 0.238 +115%
Louisiana 24 0.235 +112%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 +103%
Oklahoma 19 0.215 +94%
Indiana 33 0.206 +86%
Ohio 51 0.192 +73%
Minnesota 22 0.179 +62%
South Carolina 16 0.155 +40%
Michigan 25 0.122 +10%
North Carolina 29 0.114 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 28 0.105 -5%
Texas 92 0.104 -6%
Georgia 25 0.099 -11%
Illinois 25 0.098 -12%
Colorado 12 0.093 -16%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -21%
Alabama 9 0.082 -26%
Virginia 14 0.074 -33%
Kansas 5 0.073 -34%
Florida 28 0.059 -47%
Utah 5 0.052 -53%
Maryland 5 0.042 -62%
Washington 5 0.031 -72%
New York 9 0.021 -81%
California 5 0.005 -95%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bryer

Bryer is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #704 in 2025 with 382 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 2,946 American babies have been named Bryer, about 88% boys and 12% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 431 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bryer stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bryer?

The median living Bryer is about 8 years old; half are between 1 and 14. An estimated 2,900 people named Bryer are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bryer year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #3,218 382 #704
2024 33 #4,309 278 #869
2023 22 #5,588 121 #1,485
2022 24 #5,343 102 #1,679
2021 14 #7,710 75 #1,984
2020 27 #4,780 90 #1,717
2019 23 #5,468 97 #1,660
2018 17 #6,852 107 #1,567
2017 20 #6,088 94 #1,684
2016 19 #6,467 89 #1,742
2015 23 #5,689 121 #1,417
2014 16 #7,377 98 #1,597
2013 9 #11,181 99 #1,569
2012 7 #13,755 91 #1,677
2011 6 #15,178 63 #2,109
2010 8 #12,489 80 #1,818
2009 10 #10,831 67 #2,054
2008 7 #14,105 57 #2,297
2007 6 #15,835 56 #2,310
2006 6 #15,463 53 #2,352
2005 – – 30 #3,326
2004 – – 37 #2,792
2003 – – 34 #2,853
2002 – – 37 #2,607
2001 – – 25 #3,428
2000 – – 22 #3,652
1995 – – 22 #3,110
1990 – – 14 #3,996
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bryer, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bryer?

The median living Bryer is about 8 years old. Half of all living Bryers are between 1 and 14 years old.

How many people named Bryer are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Bryer are alive in the United States, based on 2,946 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bryer in 2025?

Bryer ranked #704 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 382 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bryer?

2,946 babies have been named Bryer in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bryer most popular?

Bryer peaked in 2025, when 431 newborns received the name.

Is Bryer a boy or girl name?

Bryer is used for both: about 12% of babies named Bryer have been girls and 88% boys.

Is the name Bryer rising or falling?

Bryer is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bryer become more popular?

Bryer is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 697 boys named Bryer in 2030, which would rank around #451. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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