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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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