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Bryan

Meaning: Possibly 'noble, high, or valiant'
Origin: Variant of Brian (from Irish, from Old Breton Brient)

Boy's name · #336 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Bryan reached its best rank, #42, in 1977 and ranked #336 in 2025. About 390,000 boys have carried it since 1883.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#119 in Ecuador (2025) · #167 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #217 in Switzerland (2025) · #354 in N. Ireland (2025) · #373 in Ireland (2025) · #399 in France (2025) · #499 in England & Wales (2025) · #605 in Mexico (2024) · #671 in Scotland (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #805 in Belgium (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Bryans

Bryan Adams — Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and photographer
Bryan Cranston — American actor, director, and producer (born 1956)
Bryan Ruiz — Costa Rican footballer
Bryan Singer — American film director and producer
Bryan Ferry — British singer (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

Bryan Fury — Tekken 3 (video game)
Bryan Strauchan — Fictional Australian rules footballer
Bryan Connerty — Billions (TV series)

What Bryans become

Among 1,701 notable people named Bryan:

Sports figures appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Bryan is Brandon for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Brian (#339), Bryan would rank around #186 with about 2,000 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Bryan and Brian.

Similar names: Brian · Sean · Bryce · Casey · Ryan · Brady

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