Brydon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRY-dun
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Brydon is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
Where does Brydon come from?
Scottish: spelling of Bryden; Scottish surname, also used as a variant of Brayden
Meaning borrowed from Bryden.
Is Brydon a girl's or a boy's name?
Brydon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brydon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 boys.
Brydon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Brydon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Brydon, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Brydon in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brydon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
Nicknames for Brydon
- Bry
Names like Brydon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Finn, Kayden, Aiden, Ronan, Brayden, Declan, Kian, Brogan, Keegan, Conan, Conlan
Names related to Brydon
Braydon, Bryden, Braydan, Braydn, Braedon, Braidon, Bradon, Breyden, Braydin, Braydyn
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brydon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brydon, updated 20 October 2026.