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Bryan

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Popular variant of Brian.
Celtic

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Arthurian Legend
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bryan

Pronunciation

b-ryan, br-yan

Celebrity Babies

Son of Barry Bostwick, Son of Barry Bostwick

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #48, 8,719 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 1,005 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #1649, 71 births); most recent 2021 (rank #15244, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,005–
20241,105–
20231,082–
20221,172–
20211,2115
20201,359–
20191,425–
20181,641–
20171,840–
20162,1295

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 2015 (rank #456, 89 births); most recent 2025 (rank #497, 77 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202577
202481
202375
202286
202155
202072
201976
201864
201761
201681

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 #49, 1,657 births); most recent 2023 (rank #357, 144 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023144
2022190
2021198
2020233
2019207
2018244
2017268
2016273
2015285
2014279

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 1985 (rank #78, 92 births); most recent 2025 (rank #360, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202510
20247
20236
202210
202110
202014
20195
20188
201712
20164

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 1981 (rank #60, 137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
202411
2023–
2022–
2021–
20205
20194
20184
20175
20166

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 1998 (rank #182, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20245
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 1987 (rank #46, 114 births); most recent 2022 (rank #431, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20228
20216
202010
20195
20186
20177
20167
201511
201412

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