Brian

Given to 1,178,298 US babies since 1909

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#339

recorded as boys

37 since 2024

Babies in 2025

979

boys 979

Peak year

1973

35,686 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,178,298

since 1909

Born a Brian? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Brian was most popular in 1973, when 35,686 babies recorded as boys got the name (22.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 979 babies were named Brian, ranking #339 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	979	339
2024	<5	—	1,116	302
2023	<5	—	1,049	317
2022	<5	—	1,180	289
2021	<5	—	1,188	288
2020	<5	—	1,261	271
2019	<5	—	1,479	247
2018	<5	—	1,631	235
2017	<5	—	1,778	216
2016	<5	—	1,984	204
2015	5	16419	2,218	188
2014	<5	—	2,536	168
2013	5	16547	2,645	150
2012	11	9711	2,820	141
2011	5	16764	3,250	122
2010	8	12276	3,766	101
2009	6	15242	4,658	94
2008	9	11599	5,263	87
2007	23	5895	6,075	81
2006	8	12420	6,511	72
2005	24	5266	6,920	63
2004	42	3490	7,333	59
2003	20	5795	7,672	59
2002	19	5897	8,082	51
2001	16	6619	8,303	46
2000	30	4079	8,958	43
1999	20	5219	8,808	43
1998	25	4366	9,146	41
1997	24	4370	9,739	37
1996	29	3723	10,476	36
1995	53	2421	10,991	36
1994	36	3168	11,648	37
1993	44	2725	12,544	34
1992	42	2830	14,107	31
1991	48	2550	14,915	30
1990	51	2402	16,935	27
1989	70	1873	18,106	24
1988	126	1196	19,532	22
1987	126	1162	20,362	20
1986	142	1057	21,027	20
1985	137	1071	23,069	18
1984	147	979	24,720	17
1983	156	947	26,050	14
1982	147	1005	25,829	14
1981	144	1009	26,583	14
1980	173	884	28,715	12
1979	158	931	28,659	10
1978	171	858	29,432	9
1977	181	829	32,492	8
1976	155	870	30,517	8
1975	151	878	30,578	8
1974	138	912	34,449	8
1973	160	820	35,686	8
1972	171	796	36,306	8
1971	150	886	32,624	9
1970	148	891	31,917	8
1969	130	932	31,669	9
1968	105	1013	29,922	10
1967	104	1002	28,646	10
1966	89	1119	27,253	14
1965	71	1274	24,552	19
1964	63	1419	24,167	20
1963	55	1508	24,133	20
1962	60	1429	23,221	20
1961	40	1807	22,566	20
1960	52	1542	22,000	20
1959	39	1765	20,737	22
1958	38	1762	19,279	24
1957	26	2168	17,519	26
1956	19	2622	14,666	32
1955	23	2280	10,109	40
1954	12	3325	8,078	48
1953	10	3687	6,665	53
1952	13	3040	5,741	64
1951	8	4011	5,101	75
1950	5	5301	4,441	79
1949	6	4673	3,854	86
1948	6	4651	3,358	95
1947	12	3061	3,450	95
1946	8	3665	2,585	103
1945	5	4556	1,989	113
1944	<5	—	1,954	116
1943	10	3040	1,950	120
1942	<5	—	1,523	139
1941	<5	—	1,123	153
1940	<5	—	1,007	163
1939	<5	—	808	176
1938	<5	—	609	204
1937	<5	—	519	228
1936	<5	—	344	289
1935	<5	—	254	347
1934	<5	—	187	402
1933	<5	—	150	450
1932	<5	—	119	538
1931	<5	—	93	616
1930	<5	—	90	645
1929	<5	—	112	557
1928	<5	—	104	603
1927	<5	—	75	754
1926	<5	—	47	1010
1925	<5	—	59	871
1924	<5	—	38	1169
1923	<5	—	35	1213
1922	<5	—	31	1308
1921	<5	—	34	1252
1920	<5	—	31	1300
1919	<5	—	14	2152
1918	<5	—	12	2398
1917	<5	—	14	2091
1916	<5	—	17	1771
1915	<5	—	21	1505
1914	<5	—	11	1975
1913	<5	—	14	1441
1912	<5	—	6	2269
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	5	1440