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.

Name A

Bryen

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Name B

Bryan

Boy name · Rank #305

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Metric Bryen Bryan
Current Rank Unranked #305
Total Births (all years) 432 388,581
Peak Year 2001 1985
Peak Year Births 22 8,717
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Bryen Bryan
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 405
1900ss — 197
1910ss — 462
1920ss — 1,162
1930ss — 1,295
1940ss — 3,976
1950ss — 20,628
1960ss 11 55,300
1970ss 60 71,342
1980ss 56 80,504
1990ss 102 59,751
2000ss 149 61,930
2010ss 44 25,689
2020ss 10 5,929

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bryen Bryan
2014 — 2,730
2015 5 2,492
2016 9 2,129
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

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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