Bryan

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Bryan is a given name of Irish, Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 390,298 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 388,581 as boys and 1,717 as girls. Bryan gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly. It is the #181 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,105
2023 1,082
2022 1,172
2021 1,216
2020 1,359
2019 1,425
2018 1,641
2017 1,840
2016 2,134
2015 2,492
2014 2,739
2013 2,893
2012 3,093
2011 3,526
2010 3,950
2009 4,865
2008 5,519
2007 6,191
2006 6,715
2005 6,465
2004 6,761
2003 6,639
2002 6,641
2001 6,151
2000 6,170
1999 5,414
1998 5,322
1997 5,275
1996 5,577
1995 5,461
1994 5,628
1993 6,195
1992 6,862
1991 6,791
1990 7,468
1989 7,888
1988 8,089
1987 8,622
1986 8,707
1985 8,788
1984 8,333
1983 8,260
1982 7,555
1981 7,264
1980 7,577
1979 7,481
1978 7,346
1977 7,930
1976 7,329
1975 7,032
1974 7,270
1973 7,149
1972 7,078
1971 6,650
1970 6,487
1969 6,505
1968 6,286
1967 6,046
1966 5,912
1965 5,360
1964 5,291
1963 5,276
1962 5,001
1961 5,039
1960 4,792
1959 4,502
1958 4,101
1957 3,386
1956 2,438
1955 1,568
1954 1,225
1953 1,049
1952 849
1951 815
1950 737
1949 671
1948 561
1947 602
1946 460
1945 308
1944 340
1943 320
1942 298
1941 216
1940 200
1939 177
1938 161
1937 132
1936 114
1935 108
1934 122
1933 109
1932 125
1931 125
1930 122
1929 124
1928 126
1927 105
1926 139
1925 149
1924 116
1923 98
1922 119
1921 103
1920 83
1919 87
1918 77
1917 52
1916 45
1915 50
1914 52
1913 45
1912 27
1911 15
1910 12
1909 20
1908 27
1907 22
1906 9
1905 10
1904 14
1903 10
1902 11
1901 19
1900 55
1899 36
1898 57
1897 97
1896 157
1895 27
1894 9
1893 5
1892 10
1890 7
1886 5
1883 6