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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 979 male babies that were named Brian in the US, which was 0.06% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Brian peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 28,715 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 2025.

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	28715	1.61
1981	26583	1.48
1982	25829	1.42
1983	26050	1.45
1984	24720	1.37
1985	23069	1.25
1986	21027	1.14
1987	20362	1.09
1988	19532	1.02
1989	18106	0.91
1990	16935	0.82
1991	14915	0.74
1992	14107	0.71
1993	12544	0.64
1994	11648	0.60
1995	10991	0.58
1996	10476	0.55
1997	9739	0.52
1998	9146	0.48
1999	8808	0.46
2000	8958	0.46
2001	8303	0.43
2002	8082	0.42
2003	7672	0.39
2004	7333	0.37
2005	6920	0.35
2006	6511	0.32
2007	6075	0.29
2008	5263	0.26
2009	4658	0.24
2010	3766	0.20
2011	3250	0.17
2012	2820	0.15
2013	2645	0.14
2014	2536	0.13
2015	2218	0.12
2016	1984	0.11
2017	1778	0.10
2018	1631	0.09
2019	1479	0.08
2020	1261	0.07
2021	1188	0.07
2022	1180	0.07
2023	1049	0.06
2024	1116	0.07
2025	979	0.06