Bryer
Mostly boys · BRY-er · English
Bryer is a name of English origin, meaning “thorny shrub, wild rose”. In 2025 it ranked 703rd for boys in the US (382 babies).
What does Bryer mean?
English: spelling of Briar
“thorny shrub, wild rose”
A spelling of Briar, the English word for thorny plants such as the wild rose.
- Say it
- BRY-er
Is Bryer a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Bryer has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 49 girls and 382 boys in the US.
How popular is Bryer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #703among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 382about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 166% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 382 boys in the US were named Bryer, making it the 703rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,716th. It first appears in the records in 1990. 49 girls were also named Bryer in 2025 (3,211th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bryer of any year since it first appeared, in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Bryer in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 915 boys in the US were given Bryer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #371, up from #703 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 11% of the babies named Bryer in the US were girls.
Bryer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 382 | #703 |
| 2024 | 278 | #869 |
| 2023 | 121 | #1,485 |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,678 |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,658 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1,565 |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,681 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,739 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 98 | #1,597 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,568 |
| 2012 | 91 | #1,675 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,304 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
Names like Bryer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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