Brian remains a common boys' name (#339 in 2025), down from a peak of #8 in 1970.
Brian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #339 for boy births in the United States (and #663 across all names), given to 979 babies — 984 including U.S. territories. Brian first appears in 1909 and peaked in 1972 (36,306 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 979 | 984 | — | #339 |
| 2024 | 1,116 | 1,116 | — | #302 |
| 2023 | 1,049 | 1,054 | — | #317 |
| 2022 | 1,180 | 1,180 | — | #289 |
| 2021 | 1,188 | 1,188 | — | #288 |
| 2020 | 1,261 | 1,266 | — | #271 |
| 2019 | 1,479 | 1,479 | — | #247 |
| 2018 | 1,631 | 1,643 | — | #235 |
| 2017 | 1,778 | 1,786 | — | #216 |
| 2016 | 1,984 | 2,003 | — | #204 |
| 2015 | 2,223 | 2,232 | #16,908 | #189 |
| 2014 | 2,536 | 2,551 | — | #168 |
| 2013 | 2,650 | 2,662 | #16,996 | #150 |
| 2012 | 2,831 | 2,852 | #9,833 | #141 |
| 2011 | 3,255 | 3,282 | #17,217 | #122 |
| 2010 | 3,774 | 3,813 | #12,481 | #101 |
| 2009 | 4,664 | 4,712 | #15,578 | #94 |
| 2008 | 5,272 | 5,319 | #11,760 | #87 |
| 2007 | 6,098 | 6,140 | #5,930 | #81 |
| 2006 | 6,519 | 6,584 | #12,617 | #72 |
| 2005 | 6,944 | 7,038 | #5,296 | #63 |
| 2004 | 7,375 | 7,476 | #3,503 | #59 |
| 2003 | 7,692 | 7,794 | #5,849 | #59 |
| 2002 | 8,101 | 8,229 | #5,935 | #51 |
| 2001 | 8,319 | 8,454 | #6,670 | #46 |
| 2000 | 8,988 | 9,160 | #4,092 | #43 |
| 1999 | 8,828 | 8,989 | #5,256 | #43 |
| 1998 | 9,171 | 9,357 | #4,385 | #41 |
| 1997 | 9,763 | — | #4,393 | #37 |
| 1996 | 10,505 | — | #3,732 | #36 |
| 1995 | 11,044 | — | #2,423 | #36 |
| 1994 | 11,684 | — | #3,174 | #37 |
| 1993 | 12,588 | — | #2,727 | #34 |
| 1992 | 14,149 | — | #2,832 | #31 |
| 1991 | 14,963 | — | #2,556 | #30 |
| 1990 | 16,986 | — | #2,405 | #27 |
| 1989 | 18,176 | — | #1,874 | #24 |
| 1988 | 19,658 | — | #1,197 | #22 |
| 1987 | 20,488 | — | #1,162 | #20 |
| 1986 | 21,169 | — | #1,058 | #20 |
| 1985 | 23,206 | — | #1,072 | #18 |
| 1984 | 24,867 | — | #979 | #17 |
| 1983 | 26,206 | — | #947 | #14 |
| 1982 | 25,976 | — | #1,005 | #14 |
| 1981 | 26,727 | — | #1,009 | #14 |
| 1980 | 28,888 | — | #885 | #12 |
| 1979 | 28,817 | — | #931 | #10 |
| 1978 | 29,603 | — | #858 | #9 |
| 1977 | 32,673 | — | #829 | #8 |
| 1976 | 30,672 | — | #870 | #8 |
| 1975 | 30,729 | — | #880 | #8 |
| 1974 | 34,587 | — | #912 | #8 |
| 1973 | 35,846 | — | #821 | #8 |
| 1972 | 36,477 | — | #796 | #8 |
| 1971 | 32,774 | — | #886 | #9 |
| 1970 | 32,065 | — | #891 | #8 |
| 1969 | 31,799 | — | #933 | #9 |
| 1968 | 30,027 | — | #1,013 | #10 |
| 1967 | 28,750 | — | #1,002 | #10 |
| 1966 | 27,342 | — | #1,119 | #14 |
| 1965 | 24,623 | — | #1,274 | #19 |
| 1964 | 24,230 | — | #1,421 | #20 |
| 1963 | 24,188 | — | #1,509 | #20 |
| 1962 | 23,281 | — | #1,429 | #20 |
| 1961 | 22,606 | — | #1,812 | #20 |
| 1960 | 22,052 | — | #1,543 | #20 |
| 1959 | 20,776 | — | #1,766 | #22 |
| 1958 | 19,317 | — | #1,764 | #24 |
| 1957 | 17,545 | — | #2,173 | #26 |
| 1956 | 14,685 | — | #2,633 | #32 |
| 1955 | 10,132 | — | #2,283 | #40 |
| 1954 | 8,090 | — | #3,343 | #48 |
| 1953 | 6,675 | — | #3,718 | #53 |
| 1952 | 5,754 | — | #3,053 | #64 |
| 1951 | 5,109 | — | #4,053 | #75 |
| 1950 | 4,446 | — | #5,380 | #79 |
| 1949 | 3,860 | — | #4,733 | #86 |
| 1948 | 3,364 | — | #4,724 | #95 |
| 1947 | 3,462 | — | #3,075 | #95 |
| 1946 | 2,593 | — | #3,698 | #103 |
| 1945 | 1,994 | — | #4,625 | #113 |
| 1944 | 1,954 | — | — | #116 |
| 1943 | 1,960 | — | #3,062 | #120 |
| 1942 | 1,523 | — | — | #139 |
| 1941 | 1,123 | — | — | #153 |
| 1940 | 1,007 | — | — | #163 |
| 1939 | 808 | — | — | #176 |
| 1938 | 609 | — | — | #204 |
| 1937 | 519 | — | — | #228 |
| 1936 | 344 | — | — | #289 |
| 1935 | 254 | — | — | #347 |
| 1934 | 187 | — | — | #402 |
| 1933 | 150 | — | — | #450 |
| 1932 | 119 | — | — | #538 |
| 1931 | 93 | — | — | #617 |
| 1930 | 90 | — | — | #646 |
| 1929 | 112 | — | — | #558 |
| 1928 | 104 | — | — | #603 |
| 1927 | 75 | — | — | #755 |
| 1926 | 47 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1925 | 59 | — | — | #872 |
| 1924 | 38 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1923 | 35 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1922 | 31 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1921 | 34 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1920 | 31 | — | — | #1,301 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | — | #2,162 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | — | #2,415 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,104 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,780 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | — | #1,510 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #1,988 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,480 |