Total births
111
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.
- 111
- total births
- 1999–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that 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.
- 111 total births
- 1999–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
111 boys have been named Briyan since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.
- 111
- total births
- 1999–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Briyan was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
13 babies were named Briyan in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Briyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Briyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Briyan? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 111 babies named Briyan. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 13 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
#302 1,173,735 births
Brice Boy
#2446 15,737 births
Briggs Boy
#327 9,377 births
Bridger Boy
#790 6,873 births
Briar Boy
#698 6,347 births
Compare Briyan side by side: Briyan vs Brian Briyan vs Brice Briyan vs Briggs
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Briyan: Baby Name Since 1999 - 111 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/briyan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.