Bryan

Where Bryan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Bryan.

  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Bryan through the years
  1. 1883
    First appearance
    #799 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1896
    Around this time: William Jennings Bryan runs for president
    Event, 1896 · Source
  3. 1977
    Peak, #42
    7,886 babies named Bryan, its best rank.
  4. 1977
    The comeback
    Back to #42 after sinking to #952 in 1916.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish, a less common alternative spelling of Brian.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Bryan in Wikidata.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.