Data through 2025

Brian name popularity in the United States

Brian ranked #339 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 979 boys named Brian.

Rank#339

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded979

SSA

Peak year1972

36,306 recorded

Five-year change-22.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Brian for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1943 to 2015

Boys

979

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1909 to 2025

Brian in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys979#339
2024boys1,116#302
2023boys1,049#317
2022boys1,180#289
2021boys1,188#288
2020boys1,261#271
2019boys1,479#247
2018boys1,631#235
2017boys1,778#216
2016boys1,984#204
2015boys2,218#188
2015girls5#16419
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys979#339
2024boys1,116#302
2023boys1,049#317
2022boys1,180#289
2021boys1,188#288
2020boys1,261#271
2019boys1,479#247
2018boys1,631#235
2017boys1,778#216
2016boys1,984#204
2015boys2,218#188
2015girls5#16419
2014boys2,536#168
2013boys2,645#150
2013girls5#16547
2012boys2,820#141
2012girls11#9711
2011boys3,250#122
2011girls5#16764
2010boys3,766#101
2010girls8#12276
2009boys4,658#94
2009girls6#15242
2008boys5,263#87
2008girls9#11599
2007boys6,075#81
2007girls23#5895
2006boys6,511#72
2006girls8#12420
2005boys6,920#63
2005girls24#5266
2004boys7,333#59
2004girls42#3490
2003boys7,672#59
2003girls20#5795
2002boys8,082#51
2002girls19#5897
2001boys8,303#46
2001girls16#6619
2000boys8,958#43
2000girls30#4079
1999boys8,808#43
1999girls20#5219
1998boys9,146#41
1998girls25#4366
1997boys9,739#37
1997girls24#4370
1996boys10,476#36
1996girls29#3723
1995boys10,991#36
1995girls53#2421
1994boys11,648#37
1994girls36#3168
1993boys12,544#34
1993girls44#2725
1992boys14,107#31
1992girls42#2830
1991boys14,915#30
1991girls48#2550
1990boys16,935#27
1990girls51#2402
1989boys18,106#24
1989girls70#1873
1988boys19,532#22
1988girls126#1196
1987boys20,362#20
1987girls126#1162
1986boys21,027#20
1986girls142#1057
1985boys23,069#18
1985girls137#1071
1984boys24,720#17
1984girls147#979
1983boys26,050#14
1983girls156#947
1982boys25,829#14
1982girls147#1005
1981boys26,583#14
1981girls144#1009
1980boys28,715#12
1980girls173#884
1979boys28,659#10
1979girls158#931
1978boys29,432#9
1978girls171#858
1977boys32,492#8
1977girls181#829
1976boys30,517#8
1976girls155#870
1975boys30,578#8
1975girls151#878
1974boys34,449#8
1974girls138#912
1973boys35,686#8
1973girls160#820
1972boys36,306#8
1972girls171#796
1971boys32,624#9
1971girls150#886
1970boys31,917#8
1970girls148#891
1969boys31,669#9
1969girls130#932
1968boys29,922#10
1968girls105#1013
1967boys28,646#10
1967girls104#1002
1966boys27,253#14
1966girls89#1119
1965boys24,552#19
1965girls71#1274
1964boys24,167#20
1964girls63#1419
1963boys24,133#20
1963girls55#1508
1962boys23,221#20
1962girls60#1429
1961boys22,566#20
1961girls40#1807
1960boys22,000#20
1960girls52#1542
1959boys20,737#22
1959girls39#1765
1958boys19,279#24
1958girls38#1762
1957boys17,519#26
1957girls26#2168
1956boys14,666#32
1956girls19#2622
1955boys10,109#40
1955girls23#2280
1954boys8,078#48
1954girls12#3325
1953boys6,665#53
1953girls10#3687
1952boys5,741#64
1952girls13#3040
1951boys5,101#75
1951girls8#4011
1950boys4,441#79
1950girls5#5301
1949boys3,854#86
1949girls6#4673
1948boys3,358#95
1948girls6#4651
1947boys3,450#95
1947girls12#3061
1946boys2,585#103
1946girls8#3665
1945boys1,989#113
1945girls5#4556
1944boys1,954#116
1943boys1,950#120
1943girls10#3040
1942boys1,523#139
1941boys1,123#153
1940boys1,007#163
1939boys808#176
1938boys609#204
1937boys519#228
1936boys344#289
1935boys254#347
1934boys187#402
1933boys150#450
1932boys119#538
1931boys93#616
1930boys90#645
1929boys112#557
1928boys104#603
1927boys75#754
1926boys47#1010
1925boys59#871
1924boys38#1169
1923boys35#1213
1922boys31#1308
1921boys34#1252
1920boys31#1300
1919boys14#2152
1918boys12#2398
1917boys14#2091
1916boys17#1771
1915boys21#1505
1914boys11#1975
1913boys14#1441
1912boys6#2269
1911boys7#1387
1909boys5#1440

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Brian’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-55.9%
Change since peak-97.3%