Brian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Brian is a masculine given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world.

From Wikipedia

Brian first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 153 babies (rank #149 that year). In 2024 it was given to 114 boys (rank #168). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,821

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

153

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Brian

Brian MayYouTuber · b. 1947
Brian David Josephsonuniversity teacher · b. 1940
Brian Schmidtuniversity teacher · b. 1967
Brian De Palmafilm screenwriter · b. 1940
Brian Enoconceptual artist · b. 1948

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	112	#170
2000	110	#162
2001	90	#188
2002	97	#178
2003	103	#170
2004	117	#164
2005	90	#202
2006	117	#172
2007	120	#171
2008	110	#187
2009	85	#228
2010	120	#182
2011	92	#222
2012	129	#160
2013	105	#191
2014	117	#174
2015	153	#149
2016	148	#148
2017	125	#167
2018	117	#167
2019	108	#179
2020	125	#158
2022	116	#174
2023	101	#181
2024	114	#168