Is Bryer a boy or girl name?

Bryer is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,946 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.7% were girls and 88.3% were boys.

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Bryer

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Bryer was most popular in 2025, when 431 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,304 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,304, with 431 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,946 people named Bryer.

Bryer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bryer’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bryer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bryer is mostly a boy’s name — 11.7% of the 2,946 Americans given it were girls and 88.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bryer

Where Bryer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org