Fun Facts About the Name Brison
- More than 1 thousand babies named Brison: U.S. records list 1,242 babies given the name Brison from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Brison Mean?
Brison is most often explained as a variant of the English and Scottish name Bryson, a patronymic formed from the given name Brice plus the suffix -son, giving the established meaning "son of Brice." Brice comes from the Latin Brictius, the name of a fifth-century bishop of Tours, Saint Brice. The deeper origin of Brictius is uncertain; a common suggestion is a Gaulish word meaning "speckled" or "variegated," but this is not settled. A separate French surname Brison also exists, sometimes treated as a form of Brisson, and its derivation is not clearly established, so it should not be assumed to share the Bryson etymology.
Brison Name History & Origins
Names ending in -son began as patronymic surnames in medieval England and Scotland, where they marked a person as the son of a particular father. Brice was in use as a given name in Britain after the Norman period, partly through the cult of Saint Brice, who succeeded Saint Martin as bishop of Tours and died around 444. The surname Bryson is found in Scotland and northern England, and Brison developed as one of the spellings used alongside it; the same spelling also stands as an independent surname in French-speaking regions. In English-speaking countries, surnames of this kind were later taken up as first names, and Brison is now used as a given name as a less common form of Bryson.
How Popular is the Name Brison?
Brison has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #1,964 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,893 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #4,713 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #4,903 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #3,896 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #4,127 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,933 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #2,735 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #2,512 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #2,962 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,691 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #2,389 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2014 | #2,347 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2013 | #2,598 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #1,964 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 2011 | #2,668 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #2,215 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 2009 | #2,565 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2008 | #2,954 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #2,975 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #2,661 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #3,178 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,167 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #2,739 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #3,568 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #2,750 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #2,809 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #3,292 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #3,305 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,754 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,212 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #3,320 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #5,144 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,400 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #4,912 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,012 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,897 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,215 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #5,252 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,542 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,903 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,214 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,572 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,087 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #3,442 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,372 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,114 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Brison Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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