Bryan

Given to 391,306 US babies since 1883

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#336
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,005
boys 1,005
Peak year
1977
7,886 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
391,306
since 1883

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bryan was most popular in 1977, when 7,886 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,005 babies were named Bryan, ranking #336 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1977 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Bryan was most popular in 1977, when 7,886 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,005 babies were named Bryan, ranking #336 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1977

Bryan was most popular in 1977, when 7,886 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,005 babies were named Bryan, ranking #336 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,005 336
2024 <5 — 1,105 307
2023 <5 — 1,082 305
2022 <5 — 1,172 291
2021 5 15251 1,211 285
2020 <5 — 1,359 259
2019 <5 — 1,425 255
2018 <5 — 1,641 233
2017 <5 — 1,840 211
2016 5 16215 2,130 186
2015 <5 — 2,492 166
2014 9 10955 2,731 149
2013 <5 — 2,893 133
2012 10 10429 3,083 121
2011 7 13347 3,521 110
2010 13 8701 3,938 97
2009 9 11459 4,856 92
2008 14 8529 5,505 82
2007 11 10129 6,180 78
2006 16 7482 6,699 66
2005 11 9452 6,454 72
2004 29 4601 6,732 65
2003 20 5795 6,619 64
2002 24 4906 6,617 64
2001 26 4564 6,125 69
2000 27 4400 6,143 70
1999 23 4718 5,391 74
1998 13 7104 5,309 74
1997 24 4370 5,251 69
1996 17 5531 5,560 66
1995 17 5439 5,444 70
1994 22 4521 5,606 66
1993 36 3158 6,159 61
1992 27 3866 6,835 57
1991 34 3207 6,757 61
1990 29 3623 7,439 57
1989 36 2986 7,851 56
1988 53 2152 8,036 54
1987 61 1880 8,560 51
1986 56 1952 8,651 47
1985 71 1650 8,717 48
1984 63 1726 8,270 48
1983 69 1608 8,191 47
1982 56 1900 7,498 49
1981 49 2085 7,215 48
1980 65 1720 7,513 49
1979 40 2343 7,441 46
1978 55 1824 7,291 43
1977 44 2124 7,886 42
1976 40 2135 7,288 43
1975 34 2357 6,998 47
1974 42 1999 7,226 45
1973 37 2127 7,110 43
1972 44 1890 7,035 45
1971 38 2137 6,611 48
1970 36 2203 6,452 53
1969 36 2102 6,469 51
1968 32 2126 6,254 51
1967 29 2212 6,017 52
1966 21 2668 5,890 52
1965 16 3149 5,345 63
1964 17 3108 5,272 70
1963 21 2704 5,257 73
1962 10 4263 4,992 82
1961 11 4009 5,028 82
1960 15 3212 4,780 88
1959 13 3436 4,488 94
1958 12 3543 4,091 101
1957 11 3696 3,374 115
1956 <5 — 2,438 132
1955 <5 — 1,568 177
1954 <5 — 1,225 204
1953 <5 — 1,049 210
1952 <5 — 849 230
1951 6 4833 809 235
1950 <5 — 737 247
1949 <5 — 671 249
1948 <5 — 561 284
1947 <5 — 602 277
1946 <5 — 460 302
1945 <5 — 308 342
1944 <5 — 340 327
1943 <5 — 320 344
1942 <5 — 298 351
1941 <5 — 216 392
1940 <5 — 200 406
1939 <5 — 177 428
1938 <5 — 161 457
1937 <5 — 132 499
1936 <5 — 114 537
1935 <5 — 108 553
1934 <5 — 122 530
1933 <5 — 109 549
1932 <5 — 125 515
1931 <5 — 125 516
1930 <5 — 122 540
1929 <5 — 124 522
1928 <5 — 126 545
1927 <5 — 105 607
1926 <5 — 139 512
1925 <5 — 149 497
1924 <5 — 116 589
1923 <5 — 98 650
1922 <5 — 119 588
1921 <5 — 103 625
1920 <5 — 83 713
1919 <5 — 87 663
1918 <5 — 77 728
1917 <5 — 52 884
1916 <5 — 45 952
1915 <5 — 50 868
1914 <5 — 52 724
1913 <5 — 45 667
1912 <5 — 27 854
1911 <5 — 15 856
1910 <5 — 12 928
1909 <5 — 20 590
1908 <5 — 27 475
1907 <5 — 22 495
1906 <5 — 9 852
1905 <5 — 10 786
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — 10 734
1902 <5 — 11 687
1901 <5 — 19 433
1900 <5 — 55 277
1899 <5 — 36 289
1898 <5 — 57 232
1897 <5 — 97 159
1896 <5 — 157 116
1895 <5 — 27 358
1894 <5 — 9 730
1893 <5 — 5 1035
1892 <5 — 10 688
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — <5 —
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — 6 799

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Other spellings

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Where Bryan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years