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Brian is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,177,325 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,172,762 as boys and 4,563 as girls. Brian gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1972 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,111
2023	1,048
2022	1,180
2021	1,188
2020	1,261
2019	1,478
2018	1,631
2017	1,777
2016	1,983
2015	2,222
2014	2,535
2013	2,649
2012	2,830
2011	3,255
2010	3,774
2009	4,662
2008	5,272
2007	6,098
2006	6,519
2005	6,943
2004	7,375
2003	7,692
2002	8,101
2001	8,319
2000	8,987
1999	8,828
1998	9,171
1997	9,761
1996	10,505
1995	11,042
1994	11,682
1993	12,587
1992	14,150
1991	14,965
1990	16,984
1989	18,178
1988	19,655
1987	20,489
1986	21,171
1985	23,205
1984	24,870
1983	26,203
1982	25,977
1981	26,726
1980	28,891
1979	28,822
1978	29,606
1977	32,675
1976	30,679
1975	30,737
1974	34,589
1973	35,848
1972	36,480
1971	32,775
1970	32,066
1969	31,799
1968	30,027
1967	28,752
1966	27,344
1965	24,621
1964	24,237
1963	24,177
1962	23,287
1961	22,602
1960	22,042
1959	20,774
1958	19,314
1957	17,550
1956	14,686
1955	10,129
1954	8,091
1953	6,676
1952	5,754
1951	5,108
1950	4,447
1949	3,860
1948	3,364
1947	3,462
1946	2,593
1945	1,994
1944	1,954
1943	1,960
1942	1,523
1941	1,123
1940	1,008
1939	808
1938	609
1937	519
1936	344
1935	254
1934	187
1933	150
1932	119
1931	93
1930	90
1929	112
1928	104
1927	75
1926	47
1925	59
1924	38
1923	35
1922	31
1921	34
1920	31
1919	14
1918	12
1917	14
1916	17
1915	21
1914	11
1913	14
1912	6
1911	7
1909	5