Bryen vs Bryan

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

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Bryen

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Name B

Bryan

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Metric Bryen Bryan
Current Rank Unranked #308
Total Births (all years) 432 389,589
Peak Year 2001 1985
Peak Year Births 22 8,717
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Bryen Bryan
1880s - 11
1890s - 405
1900s - 197
1910s - 462
1920s - 1,162
1930s - 1,295
1940s - 3,976
1950s - 20,628
1960s 11 55,304
1970s 60 71,338
1980s 56 80,502
1990s 102 59,751
2000s 149 61,930
2010s 44 25,694
2020s 10 6,934

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bryen Bryan
2014 - 2,731
2015 5 2,492
2016 9 2,130
2017 - 1,840
2018 - 1,641
2019 - 1,425
2020 5 1,359
2021 - 1,211
2022 - 1,172
2023 5 1,082
2024 - 1,105
2025 - 1,005

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, 1966–2023.

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