Bryan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Bryan
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.
Bryan is also given to girls.
Pronounced BRY-uhn.
As of October 2026, Bryan ranked #15676 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #1610 in 1983.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #149 | 2,730 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #166 | 2,492 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #186 | 2,129 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #210 | 1,840 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #233 | 1,641 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #255 | 1,425 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #259 | 1,359 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #285 | 1,211 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #291 | 1,172 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #305 | 1,082 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #305 | 1,105 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #336 | 1,005 |
World rankings
Bryan for boys
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Bryan on lists
Famous Bryans
- Bryan Lee CranstonBoy
American actor
- Bryan AdamsBoy
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Bryan FerryBoy
English lead singer of band Roxy Music
- Bryan FullerBoy
American screenwriter and showrunner, creator of "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal"
- Bryan RobsonBoy
English footballer and manager
- Bryan StevensonBoy
American lawyer and social justice activist
- Bryan SingerBoy
American film director
- Bryan Williams aka Birdman aka BabyBoy
American rapper
- BryanBoy
Michael Cox, American pop songwriter
- Bryan KirkwoodBoy
American actor; twin brother Denny Kirkwood
- Bryan DavisBoy
American Christian fantasy novelist
- Bryan BrownBoy
Australian actor (married to actress Rachel Ward)
- Bryan LanningBoy
American vlogger as part of "Daily Bumps"
- Bryan DawsonBoy
American musician of rock band "The Cab"
- Bryan LeBoy
Youtube star
- Bryan JohnsonBoy
actor and star of AMC's Comic Book Men
- Bryan DechartBoy
twitch streamer and Connor from Detroit: Become Human
Bryan in pop culture
- BryanBoy
from The Crazie Crew and Team Edge (YouTube)
Variations & nicknames
- BryenBoy