Obrien vs Obrian

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

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Obrien

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Name B

Obrian

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Metric Obrien Obrian
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 209 482
Peak Year 1991 1987
Peak Year Births 16 29
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1967

Births by Decade

Decade Obrien Obrian
1920ss 5 —
1950ss 6 —
1960ss — 11
1970ss 5 11
1980ss 66 176
1990ss 62 106
2000ss 37 84
2010ss 21 74
2020ss 7 20

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Obrien Obrian
2015 8 7
2016 — 14
2017 — 6
2018 — 5
2019 7 7
2020 — 7
2021 — 5
2022 7 8

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, 1921–2022.

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