Is Brien a boy or girl name?
Brien was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,586 US babies named Brien were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,107
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brien since 1925
- 3,586
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 100 babies
Boys and girls named Brien, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 477 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 847 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 689 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 601 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 461 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,107 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,420 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,718 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,190 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,744 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,819 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,132 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,912 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,289 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,362 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,169 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,739 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,482 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,264 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,255 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,538 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,875 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,107 | 5 | #10,452 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 69 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 68 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 69 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 81 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 69 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 87 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 84 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 97 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 89 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 89 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 85 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 70 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 82 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 100 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 71 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 93 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 71 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 75 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 72 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 69 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 53 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,994 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,278 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,280 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brien reached #764 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #10,452 in 1983. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brien
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.