Boys' name · since 1962

Bryian

Bryian has 33 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#25,080 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1962
1970s
peak decade

Bryian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1962.

Bryian has 33 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2012.

  • #25,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1962
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryian ranks #25,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.

#25,080 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1962
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bryian's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% 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.

Bryian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bryian's full recorded timeline at 1987, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bryian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196219701976198719962012 5

Bryian by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 30% of the file).

1970s was Bryian's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Bryian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (30% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryian? ▼
Bryian has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,080 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 7 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Bryian sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryian ranks #25,080 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 Bryian most popular? ▼
Bryian was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Bryian been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bryian since 1962 -- 51 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Bryian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bryian's data

  • Bryian's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Bryian

Nearby Names Like Bryian

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

Bryan Boy
#336 389,589 births
Bryce Boy
#357 124,103 births
Bryson Boy
#152 83,241 births
Bryant Boy
#1325 51,697 births
Bryon Boy
#5411 14,720 births

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Weikko
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bryian: 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, 1962–2012 (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 Bryian 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.