Brian

Meaning and origin of Brian

Popularity of Brian in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1997.
• Over recent years, Brian has been stable (−0.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Brian every 18 schools, all spellings combined.

Brian in English-speaking countries

Brian ranks 203^rd in Ireland and 283^rd in Northern Ireland, against 1,439^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  203^rd boys’ name70 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,026−8.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  283^rd boys’ name18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,415

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  324^th boys’ name3,144 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,635−5.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  353^rd boys’ name102 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,666−5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  366^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,141

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  607^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,711

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  529^th boys’ name218 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,791+1.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Bryan410
• Bryann10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Brian

• Briac
• Brieuc
• Ronan
• Nohlan
• Farell
• Conor
• Sloan
• Kian
• Aidan
• Kieran
• Mewen
• Kelvin

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin