Trend of the Popularity of Brian as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,111 male babies that were named Brian in the US, which was 0.07% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Brian peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 28,718 babies, which was 1.61% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Brian, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Brian.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Brian in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Brian in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Brian from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Brian as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	28718	1.61
1981	26582	1.48
1982	25830	1.42
1983	26047	1.45
1984	24723	1.37
1985	23068	1.25
1986	21029	1.14
1987	20363	1.09
1988	19529	1.02
1989	18108	0.91
1990	16933	0.82
1991	14917	0.74
1992	14108	0.71
1993	12543	0.64
1994	11646	0.60
1995	10989	0.58
1996	10476	0.55
1997	9737	0.52
1998	9146	0.48
1999	8808	0.46
2000	8957	0.46
2001	8303	0.43
2002	8082	0.42
2003	7672	0.39
2004	7333	0.37
2005	6919	0.35
2006	6511	0.32
2007	6075	0.29
2008	5263	0.26
2009	4656	0.24
2010	3766	0.20
2011	3250	0.17
2012	2819	0.15
2013	2644	0.14
2014	2535	0.13
2015	2217	0.12
2016	1983	0.11
2017	1777	0.10
2018	1631	0.09
2019	1478	0.08
2020	1261	0.07
2021	1188	0.07
2022	1180	0.07
2023	1048	0.06
2024	1111	0.07