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Brysten

Gender
Boy
Say it
BRY-stun
Origin
Modern

Brysten is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Brysten come from?

Modern: spelling of Bryston; blend of Bry- and the -ston ending of names like Kingston

Meaning borrowed from Bryston.

Is Brysten a girl's or a boy's name?

Brysten is a boys' name.

How popular is Brysten in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.

Half of all the boys named Brysten in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

2003Busiest: 13 in 20132024
Brysten in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20247#9,888
20230–
20220–
20217#9,709
20207#9,548
20195#12,138
20187#9,664
20177#9,691
20168#8,811
201511#7,061
20148#8,775
201313#6,236
20128#8,858
20118#8,760
201011#7,081
20090–
20085#12,546
20078#8,909
20067#9,579
20050–
20045#11,348
20035#10,886

Names like Brysten

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Sources

Figures from 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, “Brysten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brysten, updated 20 October 2026.