Bryan
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #336 for boys in 2025, 1,005 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1977 · 7,886 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 389,589since 1883
Bryan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #336 | 1,005 | |
| 2024 | — | #307 | 1,105 | |
| 2023 | — | #305 | 1,082 | |
| 2022 | — | #291 | 1,172 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #285 | 1,211 |
| 2020 | — | #259 | 1,359 | |
| 2019 | — | #255 | 1,425 | |
| 2018 | — | #233 | 1,641 | |
| 2017 | — | #211 | 1,840 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #186 | 2,130 |
| 2015 | — | #166 | 2,492 | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #149 | 2,731 |
| 2013 | — | #133 | 2,893 | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #121 | 3,083 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #110 | 3,521 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #97 | 3,938 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #92 | 4,856 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #82 | 5,505 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #78 | 6,180 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | #66 | 6,699 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #72 | 6,454 |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | #65 | 6,732 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #64 | 6,619 |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | #64 | 6,617 |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | #69 | 6,125 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #70 | 6,143 |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | #74 | 5,391 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #74 | 5,309 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #69 | 5,251 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | #66 | 5,560 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #70 | 5,444 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #66 | 5,606 |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | #61 | 6,159 |
| 1992 | #3,866 | 27 | #57 | 6,835 |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | #61 | 6,757 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | #57 | 7,439 |
| 1989 | #2,986 | 36 | #56 | 7,851 |
| 1988 | #2,152 | 53 | #54 | 8,036 |
| 1987 | #1,880 | 61 | #51 | 8,560 |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | #47 | 8,651 |
| 1985 | #1,650 | 71 | #48 | 8,717 |
| 1984 | #1,726 | 63 | #48 | 8,270 |
| 1983 | #1,608 | 69 | #47 | 8,191 |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #49 | 7,498 |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 | #48 | 7,215 |
| 1980 | #1,720 | 65 | #49 | 7,513 |
| 1979 | #2,343 | 40 | #46 | 7,441 |
| 1978 | #1,824 | 55 | #43 | 7,291 |
| 1977 | #2,124 | 44 | #42 | 7,886 |
| 1976 | #2,135 | 40 | #43 | 7,288 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #47 | 6,998 |
| 1974 | #1,999 | 42 | #45 | 7,226 |
| 1973 | #2,127 | 37 | #43 | 7,110 |
| 1972 | #1,890 | 44 | #45 | 7,035 |
| 1971 | #2,137 | 38 | #48 | 6,611 |
| 1970 | #2,203 | 36 | #53 | 6,452 |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | #51 | 6,469 |
| 1968 | #2,126 | 32 | #51 | 6,254 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 | #52 | 6,017 |
| 1966 | #2,668 | 21 | #52 | 5,890 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #63 | 5,345 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #70 | 5,272 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #73 | 5,257 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #82 | 4,992 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #82 | 5,028 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #88 | 4,780 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #94 | 4,488 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #101 | 4,091 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #115 | 3,374 |
| 1956 | — | #132 | 2,438 | |
| 1955 | — | #177 | 1,568 | |
| 1954 | — | #204 | 1,225 | |
| 1953 | — | #210 | 1,049 | |
| 1952 | — | #230 | 849 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #235 | 809 |
| 1950 | — | #247 | 737 | |
| 1949 | — | #249 | 671 | |
| 1948 | — | #284 | 561 | |
| 1947 | — | #277 | 602 | |
| 1946 | — | #302 | 460 | |
| 1945 | — | #342 | 308 | |
| 1944 | — | #327 | 340 | |
| 1943 | — | #344 | 320 | |
| 1942 | — | #351 | 298 | |
| 1941 | — | #392 | 216 | |
| 1940 | — | #406 | 200 | |
| 1939 | — | #428 | 177 | |
| 1938 | — | #457 | 161 | |
| 1937 | — | #499 | 132 | |
| 1936 | — | #537 | 114 | |
| 1935 | — | #553 | 108 | |
| 1934 | — | #530 | 122 | |
| 1933 | — | #549 | 109 | |
| 1932 | — | #515 | 125 | |
| 1931 | — | #516 | 125 | |
| 1930 | — | #540 | 122 | |
| 1929 | — | #522 | 124 | |
| 1928 | — | #545 | 126 | |
| 1927 | — | #607 | 105 | |
| 1926 | — | #512 | 139 | |
| 1925 | — | #497 | 149 | |
| 1924 | — | #589 | 116 | |
| 1923 | — | #650 | 98 | |
| 1922 | — | #588 | 119 | |
| 1921 | — | #625 | 103 | |
| 1920 | — | #713 | 83 | |
| 1919 | — | #663 | 87 | |
| 1918 | — | #728 | 77 | |
| 1917 | — | #884 | 52 | |
| 1916 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1915 | — | #868 | 50 | |
| 1914 | — | #724 | 52 | |
| 1913 | — | #667 | 45 | |
| 1912 | — | #854 | 27 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #590 | 20 | |
| 1908 | — | #475 | 27 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | — | #277 | 55 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #232 | 57 | |
| 1897 | — | #159 | 97 | |
| 1896 | — | #116 | 157 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Bryan! It came in at #799, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bryan is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#29 · 1 in 132
- North Carolina#35 · 1 in 167
- Delaware#36 · 1 in 126
- Oklahoma#36 · 1 in 146
- Virginia#36 · 1 in 171
Best ever in a state: #18 in District of Columbia, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #29 | 117 | 1 in 132 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 230 | 1 in 167 |
| Delaware | #36 | 27 | 1 in 126 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | 136 | 1 in 146 |
| Virginia | #36 | 190 | 1 in 171 |
| Kansas | #37 | 112 | 1 in 139 |
| South Carolina | #38 | 111 | 1 in 186 |
| California | #39 | 905 | 1 in 183 |
| Florida | #39 | 258 | 1 in 194 |
| Nevada | #39 | 28 | 1 in 135 |
| Idaho | #40 | 52 | 1 in 152 |
| Texas | #40 | 555 | 1 in 202 |
| Kentucky | #41 | 183 | 1 in 154 |
| Michigan | #41 | 364 | 1 in 177 |
| Ohio | #41 | 475 | 1 in 163 |
| Utah | #41 | 119 | 1 in 147 |
| Maryland | #42 | 126 | 1 in 172 |
| Missouri | #42 | 220 | 1 in 160 |
| Washington | #42 | 154 | 1 in 168 |
| Wyoming | #42 | 21 | 1 in 144 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 160 | 1 in 206 |
| Montana | #44 | 34 | 1 in 162 |
| Nebraska | #44 | 68 | 1 in 168 |
| New Jersey | #44 | 192 | 1 in 217 |
| North Dakota | #44 | 36 | 1 in 149 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 82 | 1 in 195 |
| Indiana | #45 | 203 | 1 in 199 |
| Iowa | #45 | 124 | 1 in 170 |
| Massachusetts | #45 | 156 | 1 in 212 |
| Oregon | #45 | 98 | 1 in 178 |
| Colorado | #46 | 104 | 1 in 189 |
| South Dakota | #46 | 30 | 1 in 168 |
| Tennessee | #48 | 152 | 1 in 210 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 157 | 1 in 205 |
| Illinois | #49 | 367 | 1 in 222 |
| Pennsylvania | #49 | 351 | 1 in 211 |
| West Virginia | #49 | 69 | 1 in 207 |
| Arizona | #50 | 89 | 1 in 209 |
| District of Columbia | #50 | 38 | 1 in 208 |
| New Mexico | #52 | 44 | 1 in 215 |
| Minnesota | #53 | 139 | 1 in 207 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 26 | 1 in 244 |
| Alaska | #56 | 15 | 1 in 209 |
| Rhode Island | #56 | 22 | 1 in 239 |
| Mississippi | #57 | 79 | 1 in 243 |
| New York | #58 | 374 | 1 in 304 |
| New Hampshire | #61 | 23 | 1 in 239 |
| Alabama | #62 | 102 | 1 in 263 |
| Georgia | #62 | 131 | 1 in 289 |
| Maine | #62 | 26 | 1 in 270 |
| Vermont | #62 | 12 | 1 in 230 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bryan
- 29 spots since 2024 (#307 → #336)
- 77 spots since 2020 (#259 → #336)
- 170 spots since 2015 (#166 → #336)
- Biggest jump: 372 spots in 1895 (#730 → #358)
- Biggest drop: 347 spots in 1893 (#688 → #1,035)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1977 at #42 (7,886 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 33 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1959–2010
- Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1894–2025
- Highest: 1 in 208 boys born in 1977 were named Bryan (0.48%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,700 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 20.7% of all boys named Bryan (80,502) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1896) → #952 (1916) → #42 (1977)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #799 (1883) | #879 |
| 1890s | 405 | #116 (1896) | #491 |
| 1900s | 197 | #277 (1900) | #594 |
| 1910s | 462 | #663 (1919) | #812 |
| 1920s | 1,162 | #497 (1925) | #585 |
| 1930s | 1,295 | #428 (1939) | #512 |
| 1940s | 3,976 | #249 (1949) | #327 |
| 1950s | 20,628 | #94 (1959) | #175 |
| 1960s | 55,304 | #51 (1969) | #66 |
| 1970s | 71,338 | #42 (1977) | #46 |
| 1980s | 80,502 | #47 (1986) | #50 |
| 1990s | 59,751 | #57 (1990) | #66 |
| 2000s | 61,930 | #64 (2003) | #72 |
| 2010s | 25,694 | #97 (2010) | #166 |
| 2020s | 6,934 | #259 (2020) | #297 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bryan in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 34,844 of them was named Bryan, which outranked 81.3% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,091Tamie45
- #2,091Taneshia45
- #2,091Yasmine45
- #2,124Bryan44
- #2,124Allegra44
- #2,124Alta44
- #2,124Ashanti44
- #2,162Alyce43
- #2,162Avery43
- #2,162Candance43
Tied with 37 names at #2,124; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 208 of them was named Bryan, which outranked 99.4% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.