EveryBabyNames

Bryan

4 countries#336 in United States, 2025
US
#336
in United States, 2025
FR
#308
in France, 2022
SCOT
#647
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#344
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
418,730
Peak year (United States)
1985
Peak-year count
8,788
First recorded
1883

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Bryan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

391,306 births recorded 1883–2025 · currently #336 · peaked in 1985 with 8,788 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

25,032 births recorded 1955–2022 · currently #308 · peaked in 1997 with 1,658 births

Most common in: Nord, La Réunion, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,303 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 1981 with 137 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

89 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #344 · peaked in 1997 with 8 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Bryan’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#66
2007#78↓12
2008#82↓4
2009#92↓10
2010#97↓5
2011#110↓13
2012#121↓11
2013#133↓12
2014#149↓16
2015#166↓17
2016#186↓20
2017#211↓25
2018#233↓22
2019#255↓22
2020#259↓4
2021#285↓26
2022#291↓6
2023#305↓14
2024#307↓2
2025#336↓29

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