Brien is an uncommon variant of Brian that peaked in 1963 and has since faded.
Brien is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,864 for boy births in the United States (and #20,361 across all names), given to 7 babies. Brien was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1963 (99 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,864 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,152 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,427 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,722 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,194 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,746 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,820 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,134 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,913 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,290 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,363 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,170 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,740 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,483 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,264 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,255 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,014 |
| 2005 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,539 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,875 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,932 |
| 2002 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,641 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,425 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,925 |
| 1999 | 49 | 49 | — | #1,967 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,103 |
| 1997 | 46 | — | — | #1,969 |
| 1996 | 44 | — | — | #1,990 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1994 | 54 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1993 | 40 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1992 | 62 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1991 | 41 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1989 | 57 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1988 | 61 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1987 | 48 | — | — | #1,484 |
| 1986 | 48 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1985 | 68 | — | — | #1,126 |
| 1984 | 50 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1983 | 70 | — | #10,453 | #1,107 |
| 1982 | 61 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1981 | 69 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1980 | 74 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | — | #1,156 |
| 1978 | 66 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1976 | 57 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1975 | 68 | — | — | #995 |
| 1974 | 69 | — | — | #989 |
| 1973 | 81 | — | — | #886 |
| 1972 | 69 | — | — | #977 |
| 1971 | 87 | — | — | #874 |
| 1970 | 84 | — | — | #881 |
| 1969 | 97 | — | — | #783 |
| 1968 | 89 | — | — | #784 |
| 1967 | 89 | — | — | #774 |
| 1966 | 85 | — | — | #786 |
| 1965 | 70 | — | — | #874 |
| 1964 | 82 | — | — | #841 |
| 1963 | 99 | — | — | #767 |
| 1962 | 71 | — | — | #902 |
| 1961 | 93 | — | — | #791 |
| 1960 | 71 | — | — | #898 |
| 1959 | 76 | — | — | #875 |
| 1958 | 72 | — | — | #889 |
| 1957 | 69 | — | — | #914 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1955 | 41 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1954 | 40 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1953 | 34 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1952 | 40 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1951 | 26 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1950 | 27 | — | — | #1,400 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,856 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,769 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,000 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #2,994 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,400 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,901 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,040 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,278 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,280 |