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What does Bryson mean?
Bryson 
▲ as a boys' name is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Bryson is "descendant of Brice". Transferred use of the surname derived from Brice or Bryce.
STARTS WITH Br-
ASSOCIATED WITH surname
Variations
VARIANTS Brycen, Brysen▲, Brysin
RELATIONS VIA BRICE, BRYCE Bryce, Bryse
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bryson Andy (B.A.), ..
How popular is Bryson?
Bryson is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1867 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bryson was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #86 in the U.S. in 2017, and is at #93 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Bryson (#93 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Bryce (#175), Brycen (#501), Brysen (#858) and Brice (#1301). These forms of Bryson were popular as birth names a decade ago (AVERAGE #473) and are almost as popular today (#585, ▼10.9%), but with the form Brice becoming somewhat dated. Bryce has been the most well-known version, although Brysen appears to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aryon, Babson, Benson▲, Beyron, Bradon, Branson▲, Braydon▼, Braylon▼, Breton, Brion, Briton, Brogan, Bron, Bronson▲, Brunon, Bryan▼, Bryen, Bryn, Bryon▼, Byron▼, Dayson, Dyson, Grayson▲, Greyson▲, Jayson▲, Orson, Oryon, Tayson, Tyson and Urson. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bryson.
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