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United States name statistics

Brian in United States

Estimated bearers

1,026,556

Country rank

#23

Per 100k

309

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Brian popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Brian, 1909 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1909: 5
  2. 1911: 7
  3. 1912: 6
  4. 1913: 14
  5. 1914: 11
  6. 1915: 21
  7. 1916: 17
  8. 1917: 14
  9. 1918: 12
  10. 1919: 14
  11. 1920: 31
  12. 1921: 34
  13. 1922: 31
  14. 1923: 35
  15. 1924: 38
  16. 1925: 59
  17. 1926: 47
  18. 1927: 75
  19. 1928: 104
  20. 1929: 112
  21. 1930: 90
  22. 1931: 93
  23. 1932: 119
  24. 1933: 150
  25. 1934: 187
  26. 1935: 254
  27. 1936: 344
  28. 1937: 519
  29. 1938: 609
  30. 1939: 808
  31. 1940: 1,007
  32. 1941: 1,123
  33. 1942: 1,523
  34. 1943: 1,960
  35. 1944: 1,954
  36. 1945: 1,994
  37. 1946: 2,593
  38. 1947: 3,462
  39. 1948: 3,364
  40. 1949: 3,860
  41. 1950: 4,446
  42. 1951: 5,109
  43. 1952: 5,754
  44. 1953: 6,675
  45. 1954: 8,090
  46. 1955: 10k
  47. 1956: 15k
  48. 1957: 18k
  49. 1958: 19k
  50. 1959: 21k
  51. 1960: 22k
  52. 1961: 23k
  53. 1962: 23k
  54. 1963: 24k
  55. 1964: 24k
  56. 1965: 25k
  57. 1966: 27k
  58. 1967: 29k
  59. 1968: 30k
  60. 1969: 32k
  61. 1970: 32k
  62. 1971: 33k
  63. 1972: 36k
  64. 1973: 36k
  65. 1974: 35k
  66. 1975: 31k
  67. 1976: 31k
  68. 1977: 33k
  69. 1978: 30k
  70. 1979: 29k
  71. 1980: 29k
  72. 1981: 27k
  73. 1982: 26k
  74. 1983: 26k
  75. 1984: 25k
  76. 1985: 23k
  77. 1986: 21k
  78. 1987: 20k
  79. 1988: 20k
  80. 1989: 18k
  81. 1990: 17k
  82. 1991: 15k
  83. 1992: 14k
  84. 1993: 13k
  85. 1994: 12k
  86. 1995: 11k
  87. 1996: 11k
  88. 1997: 9,763
  89. 1998: 9,171
  90. 1999: 8,828
  91. 2000: 8,988
  92. 2001: 8,319
  93. 2002: 8,101
  94. 2003: 7,692
  95. 2004: 7,375
  96. 2005: 6,944
  97. 2006: 6,519
  98. 2007: 6,098
  99. 2008: 5,272
  100. 2009: 4,664
  101. 2010: 3,774
  102. 2011: 3,255
  103. 2012: 2,831
  104. 2013: 2,650
  105. 2014: 2,536
  106. 2015: 2,223
  107. 2016: 1,984
  108. 2017: 1,778
  109. 2018: 1,631
  110. 2019: 1,479
  111. 2020: 1,261
  112. 2021: 1,188
  113. 2022: 1,180
  114. 2023: 1,049
  115. 2024: 1,116
  116. 2025: 979

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Brian in United States?

An estimated 1,026,556 people in United States are named Brian. That works out to 1 in 323 residents.

Is Brian a common name in United States?

Brian ranks #23 among first names in United States.