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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 121 babies (rank #312 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,129

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

121

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
1996	113	#252
1997	99	#278
1998	95	#280
1999	84	#315
2000	75	#337
2001	98	#279
2002	89	#305
2003	104	#287
2004	87	#346
2005	107	#299
2006	85	#400
2007	121	#312
2008	121	#324
2009	104	#378
2010	86	#439
2011	121	#356
2012	111	#378
2013	102	#399
2014	108	#379
2015	114	#383
2016	105	#406