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Brian Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.61%
Male
0.39%
Female
Brian is predominantly a boys name, with 0.39% of Brians being girls, and 99.61% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 1170060 males named Brian, and 4566 females given the name
Popularity of Brian by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Brian in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Brian: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Brian' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Brian in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Brian's average ranking is 3093.66, with it's highest ever rank being #. Brian has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 8 times, and has reached the top hundred names 65 times.
Brian has been used in the United States ever since 1909, with over 1174626 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Brian gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1972, when it's usage went up by 121.95%. During this year, 36325 babies were named Brian, which was 1.1793% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 1.209%, in this year alone more than 36000 boys were named Brian.
Popular 'B' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'B'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with B. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'B' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'B-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | 1. | 10. | 14569 | 0.403% |
| Brayden | 2. | 98. | 5679 | 0.157% |
| Bryson | 3. | 150. | 4333 | 0.12% |
| Brandon | 4. | 161. | 4076 | 0.113% |
| Bentley | 5. | 163. | 4026 | 0.111% |
| Braxton | 6. | 213. | 3279 | 0.091% |
| Blake | 7. | 214. | 3269 | 0.09% |
| Brody | 8. | 233. | 3035 | 0.084% |
| Bennett | 9. | 244. | 2919 | 0.081% |
| Bryce | 10. | 255. | 2827 | 0.078% |
| Brantley | 11. | 277. | 2592 | 0.072% |
| Beau | 12. | 330. | 2113 | 0.058% |
| Bryan | 13. | 331. | 2110 | 0.058% |
| Bradley | 14. | 346. | 2040 | 0.056% |
| Brian | 15. | 361. | 1965 | 0.054% |
| Beckett | 16. | 388. | 1827 | 0.05% |
| Brady | 17. | 405. | 1745 | 0.048% |
| Brooks | 18. | 423. | 1663 | 0.046% |
| Barrett | 19. | 492. | 1379 | 0.038% |
| Beckham | 20. | 598. | 1114 | 0.031% |