Briston vs Brian

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

Name A

Briston

Boy name · Rank #5993

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Name B

Brian

Boy name · Rank #301

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Metric Briston Brian
Current Rank #5993 #301
Total Births (all years) 429 1,172,762
Peak Year 2010 1972
Peak Year Births 24 36,309
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1982 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Briston Brian
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 116
1920ss — 566
1930ss — 3,173
1940ss — 22,794
1950ss — 112,336
1960ss — 258,119
1970ss — 322,694
1980ss 29 233,997
1990ss 77 119,303
2000ss 116 69,771
2010ss 155 24,100
2020ss 52 5,788

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Briston Brian
2014 22 2,535
2015 15 2,217
2016 11 1,983
2017 16 1,777
2018 6 1,631
2019 9 1,478
2020 10 1,261
2021 12 1,188
2022 7 1,180
2023 8 1,048
2024 15 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, 1982–2024.

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