US rank #5260 Boys' name Peak 1957 2,798 births

Brion — #5260 US boys' name

2,798 babies named Brion in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s431950s5221960s3951970s6121980s3601990s4162000s2142010s1672020s69
#5260
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Brion was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

87 babies were named Brion in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brion

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,798 babies named Brion between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brion currently holds the #5260 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brion performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 612 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Brion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brion in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,798 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,798

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1957

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#5,260

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
87
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
020406080100 202420142004199419841974196419541945 7

Brion popularity over time — girls

89 total births recorded since 1989 (Brion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 89 births
46810121416 201820102003200219981997199619941993199219911989 6

Brion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
612 births that decade — 22% of Brion's all-time total
1940s431950s5221960s3951970s6121980s3601990s4162000s2142010s1672020s69

Brion by state

Where Brion concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
118 4.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
108 3.9%
#3 New York
106 3.8%
#4 Illinois
73 2.6%
#5 Ohio
57 2.0%
#6 Florida
49 1.8%
#7 Michigan
31 1.1%
#8 Texas
22 0.8%
California share of Brion's total US births 4.2%
Even split

118 of 2,798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Brion appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brion?
2,798 babies have been named Brion since 1945. It currently ranks #5260 among boys. The peak year was 1957 with 87 births.
When was Brion most popular?
Brion was most popular in the 1970s decade with 612 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Brion most popular?
The top states for the name Brion are California (118 births), Pennsylvania (108 births), New York (106 births).
How long has the name Brion been used?
Brion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.