Bryan

Variation of Brian, Irish
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"

Bryan Origin and Meaning

The name Bryan is a boy's name of Irish, British origin meaning "strong, virtuous, and honorable".

An alternate spelling of Brian, Bryan's one of the most enduring of Irish imports. Bryan is now slightly more popular than the original, with associations to Bryan Cranston, Bryan Ferry and Bryan Brown.

# 305 in the US

Bryan Rank in US Top 1000

# 752 on Nameberry

Bryan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Bryan Popularity

Famous People Named Bryan

  • Bryan Lee Cranston
    American actor
  • Bryan Adams
    Canadian singer,songwriter
  • Bryan Ferry
    English lead singer of band Roxy Music
  • Bryan Fuller
    American screenwriter and showrunner, creator of "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal"
  • Bryan Robson
    English footballer and manager
  • Bryan Stevenson
    American lawyer and social justice activist
  • Bryan Singer
    American film director
  • Bryan Williams aka Birdman aka Baby
    American rapper
  • Bryan
    Michael Cox, American pop songwriter
  • Bryan Kirkwood
    American actor; twin brother Denny Kirkwood
  • Bryan Davis
    American Christian fantasy novelist
  • Bryan Brown
    Australian actor (married to actress Rachel Ward)
  • Bryan Lanning
    American vlogger as part of "Daily Bumps"
  • Bryan Dawson
    American musician of rock band "The Cab"
  • Bryan Le
    Youtube star
  • Bryan Johnson
    actor and star of AMC's Comic Book Men
  • Bryan Dechart
    twitch streamer and Connor from Detroit: Become Human

Bryan in Pop Culture

  • Bryan
    from The Crazie Crew and Team Edge (YouTube)