Is Brian a boy or girl name?
Brian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,111 boys were named Brian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,177,325 US babies named Brian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #301
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brian since 1909
- 1,177,325
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 36,480 babies
Boys and girls named Brian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 566 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 3,173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 22,794 | 47 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 112,336 | 193 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 258,119 | 769 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 322,694 | 1,583 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 233,997 | 1,368 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 119,303 | 372 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 69,771 | 197 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 24,100 | 34 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 5,788 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,111 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,048 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,180 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,188 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,261 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,478 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,631 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,777 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,983 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,217 | #189 | 5 | #16,906 |
| 2014 | 2,535 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,644 | #150 | 5 | #16,994 |
| 2012 | 2,819 | #141 | 11 | #9,832 |
| 2011 | 3,250 | #122 | 5 | #17,216 |
| 2010 | 3,766 | #101 | 8 | #12,479 |
| 2009 | 4,656 | #94 | 6 | #15,577 |
| 2008 | 5,263 | #87 | 9 | #11,759 |
| 2007 | 6,075 | #81 | 23 | #5,930 |
| 2006 | 6,511 | #72 | 8 | #12,616 |
| 2005 | 6,919 | #63 | 24 | #5,296 |
| 2004 | 7,333 | #59 | 42 | #3,503 |
| 2003 | 7,672 | #59 | 20 | #5,848 |
| 2002 | 8,082 | #51 | 19 | #5,935 |
| 2001 | 8,303 | #46 | 16 | #6,669 |
| 2000 | 8,957 | #43 | 30 | #4,092 |
| 1999 | 8,808 | #43 | 20 | #5,256 |
| 1998 | 9,146 | #41 | 25 | #4,385 |
| 1997 | 9,737 | #37 | 24 | #4,393 |
| 1996 | 10,476 | #36 | 29 | #3,732 |
| 1995 | 10,989 | #36 | 53 | #2,423 |
| 1994 | 11,646 | #37 | 36 | #3,174 |
| 1993 | 12,543 | #34 | 44 | #2,727 |
| 1992 | 14,108 | #31 | 42 | #2,831 |
| 1991 | 14,917 | #30 | 48 | #2,556 |
| 1990 | 16,933 | #27 | 51 | #2,405 |
| 1989 | 18,108 | #24 | 70 | #1,875 |
| 1988 | 19,529 | #22 | 126 | #1,197 |
| 1987 | 20,363 | #20 | 126 | #1,161 |
| 1986 | 21,029 | #20 | 142 | #1,058 |
| 1985 | 23,068 | #18 | 137 | #1,072 |
| 1984 | 24,723 | #17 | 147 | #979 |
| 1983 | 26,047 | #14 | 156 | #947 |
| 1982 | 25,830 | #14 | 147 | #1,005 |
| 1981 | 26,582 | #14 | 144 | #1,009 |
| 1980 | 28,718 | #12 | 173 | #885 |
| 1979 | 28,664 | #10 | 158 | #931 |
| 1978 | 29,435 | #9 | 171 | #858 |
| 1977 | 32,494 | #8 | 181 | #829 |
| 1976 | 30,524 | #8 | 155 | #870 |
| 1975 | 30,586 | #8 | 151 | #880 |
| 1974 | 34,451 | #8 | 138 | #912 |
| 1973 | 35,688 | #8 | 160 | #821 |
| 1972 | 36,309 | #8 | 171 | #795 |
| 1971 | 32,625 | #9 | 150 | #886 |
| 1970 | 31,918 | #8 | 148 | #891 |
| 1969 | 31,669 | #9 | 130 | #933 |
| 1968 | 29,922 | #10 | 105 | #1,013 |
| 1967 | 28,648 | #10 | 104 | #1,002 |
| 1966 | 27,255 | #14 | 89 | #1,119 |
| 1965 | 24,550 | #19 | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 24,174 | #20 | 63 | #1,418 |
| 1963 | 24,122 | #20 | 55 | #1,509 |
| 1962 | 23,227 | #20 | 60 | #1,429 |
| 1961 | 22,562 | #20 | 40 | #1,811 |
| 1960 | 21,990 | #20 | 52 | #1,543 |
| 1959 | 20,735 | #22 | 39 | #1,766 |
| 1958 | 19,276 | #24 | 38 | #1,765 |
| 1957 | 17,524 | #26 | 26 | #2,172 |
| 1956 | 14,667 | #32 | 19 | #2,634 |
| 1955 | 10,106 | #40 | 23 | #2,283 |
| 1954 | 8,079 | #48 | 12 | #3,343 |
| 1953 | 6,666 | #53 | 10 | #3,718 |
| 1952 | 5,741 | #64 | 13 | #3,053 |
| 1951 | 5,100 | #75 | 8 | #4,053 |
| 1950 | 4,442 | #79 | 5 | #5,380 |
| 1949 | 3,854 | #86 | 6 | #4,733 |
| 1948 | 3,358 | #95 | 6 | #4,724 |
| 1947 | 3,450 | #95 | 12 | #3,075 |
| 1946 | 2,585 | #103 | 8 | #3,698 |
| 1945 | 1,989 | #113 | 5 | #4,625 |
| 1944 | 1,954 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,950 | #120 | 10 | #3,062 |
| 1942 | 1,523 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 1,123 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,008 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 808 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 609 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 519 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 344 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 254 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 187 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 150 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 119 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 93 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 90 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 112 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 104 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 75 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 59 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 38 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 31 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 34 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brian reached #8 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #795 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.