Boys' name · since 1999

Briyan

Briyan has 111 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,715 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Briyan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 111 have been recorded since 1999.

Briyan has 111 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2020.

  • #16,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 111 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briyan ranks #16,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,715 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Briyan's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Briyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Briyan's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Briyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
468101214 199920012004200620082010201220192020 5

Briyan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 62% of the file).

2000s was Briyan's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Briyan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briyan? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 111 babies named Briyan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,715 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 13 births.
Where does Briyan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briyan ranks #16,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Briyan most popular? ▼
Briyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Briyan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Briyan since 1999 -- 22 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Briyan? ▼
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.

What to do with Briyan's data

  • Briyan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Briyan

Nearby Names Like Briyan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Briyan

Brian Boy
#339 1,173,735 births
Brice Boy
#2943 15,737 births
Briggs Boy
#356 9,377 births
Bridger Boy
#702 6,873 births
Briar Boy
#687 6,347 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Jas
111 births · Peak 2002
Rastus
111 births · Peak 1912
Crit
111 births · Peak 1935
Ranald
111 births · Peak 1959
Kazumi
111 births · Peak 1915
Marce
111 births · Peak 1933
Harbert
111 births · Peak 1927
Kellis
111 births · Peak 1940

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Briyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Briyan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.