Briant vs Brian

Side-by-side comparison of Briant and Brian — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Briant

Boy name · Rank #8397

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Name B

Brian

Boy name · Rank #301

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Metric Briant Brian
Current Rank #8397 #301
Total Births (all years) 967 1,172,762
Peak Year 2002 1972
Peak Year Births 36 36,309
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Briant Brian
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 116
1920ss — 566
1930ss — 3,173
1940ss 6 22,794
1950ss 54 112,336
1960ss 140 258,119
1970ss 133 322,694
1980ss 127 233,997
1990ss 196 119,303
2000ss 228 69,771
2010ss 69 24,100
2020ss 14 5,788

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Briant Brian
2014 8 2,535
2015 — 2,217
2016 9 1,983
2017 8 1,777
2018 — 1,631
2019 6 1,478
2020 — 1,261
2021 5 1,188
2022 — 1,180
2023 — 1,048
2024 9 1,111

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1947–2024.

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