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Brian

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Strong One
Celtic
Strength, ascension, or valor
Norse
Welsh

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Brian

Pronunciation

b-rian

Famous People

Actor Brian Dennehy, Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Actor Brian Austin Green, Singer Brian McKnight

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jim Henson, Son of Sandra Day O'Connor, Son of Barry Bostwick

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #8, 36,325 births); most recent 2025 (rank #339, 979 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #828, 181 births); most recent 2015 (rank #16321, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025979–
20241,111–
20231,048–
20221,180–
20211,188–
20201,261–
20191,478–
20181,631–
20171,777–
20161,983–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #356, 121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #573, 68 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202568
202471
202379
202283
202179
202061
201972
201891
201785
2016105

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #127, 532 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1159, 30 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202330
202217
202120
202022
201928
201825
201735
201624
201544
201433

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #7, 944 births); most recent 2025 (rank #247, 18 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202518
202426
202326
202227
202130
202027
201943
201861
201749
201644

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #18, 623 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202514
20245
20239
20224
20216
20204
20195
20188
201710
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #75, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #237, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20258
20247
20233
20226
20215
202011
2019–
20186
201714
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #8, 397 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20226
20216
20207
201913
201814
201711
201615
20156
201419

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence