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Brian
Pronounced /ˈbɹaɪ.ən/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1977 · #831
Origin
Irish
Also recorded for boys:1,111 in 2024 (#301)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No girls were recorded as Brian in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1977 with 181 babies, ranked #831.
- It first shows up in the records in 1943.
- 4,563 girls have been named Brian since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Brian per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 15 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 495 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,255 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,498 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 290 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 10 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan.
- A male given name from Irish.
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- /ˈbɹaɪ.ən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Brian, CC BY-SA 4.0.