Is Brion a boy or girl name?
Brion is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Brion, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.1% of the 2,887 US babies named Brion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,253
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brion since 1945
- 2,887
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 87 babies
Boys and girls named Brion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 522 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 612 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 360 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 416 | 60 | 12.6% |
| 2000s | 214 | 13 | 5.7% |
| 2010s | 167 | 10 | 5.6% |
| 2020s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,253 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,037 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,912 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,161 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,275 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,461 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,352 | 5 | #16,114 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,562 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,090 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,567 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,091 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,492 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,065 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,305 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,513 | 5 | #17,491 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,179 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,920 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,315 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,701 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,656 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,026 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,300 | 5 | #16,176 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,361 | 8 | #11,306 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,162 | 5 | #14,471 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,458 | 5 | #14,053 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,219 | 7 | #10,739 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,828 | 14 | #6,372 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,912 | 8 | #9,685 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,984 | 13 | #6,693 |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,558 | 8 | #9,443 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,768 | 6 | #11,022 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 69 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 70 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 59 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 60 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 68 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 71 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 69 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 71 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 87 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 64 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brion reached #804 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #6,372 in 1994. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brion
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.