Is Bryan a boy or girl name?
Bryan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,105 boys were named Bryan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 390,298 US babies named Bryan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #305
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bryan since 1883
- 390,298
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 8,788 babies
Boys and girls named Bryan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 405 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,295 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,976 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 20,628 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 55,300 | 208 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 71,342 | 410 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 80,504 | 579 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 59,751 | 242 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 61,930 | 187 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 25,689 | 44 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 5,929 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,105 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,082 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,172 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,211 | #285 | 5 | #15,676 |
| 2020 | 1,359 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,425 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,641 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,840 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,129 | #186 | 5 | #16,708 |
| 2015 | 2,492 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,730 | #149 | 9 | #11,149 |
| 2013 | 2,893 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3,083 | #121 | 10 | #10,578 |
| 2011 | 3,519 | #110 | 7 | #13,614 |
| 2010 | 3,937 | #97 | 13 | #8,809 |
| 2009 | 4,856 | #92 | 9 | #11,627 |
| 2008 | 5,505 | #82 | 14 | #8,610 |
| 2007 | 6,180 | #78 | 11 | #10,246 |
| 2006 | 6,699 | #66 | 16 | #7,553 |
| 2005 | 6,454 | #72 | 11 | #9,566 |
| 2004 | 6,732 | #65 | 29 | #4,618 |
| 2003 | 6,619 | #64 | 20 | #5,852 |
| 2002 | 6,617 | #64 | 24 | #4,928 |
| 2001 | 6,125 | #69 | 26 | #4,583 |
| 2000 | 6,143 | #70 | 27 | #4,426 |
| 1999 | 5,391 | #74 | 23 | #4,744 |
| 1998 | 5,309 | #74 | 13 | #7,173 |
| 1997 | 5,251 | #69 | 24 | #4,398 |
| 1996 | 5,560 | #66 | 17 | #5,571 |
| 1995 | 5,444 | #70 | 17 | #5,482 |
| 1994 | 5,606 | #66 | 22 | #4,542 |
| 1993 | 6,159 | #61 | 36 | #3,164 |
| 1992 | 6,835 | #57 | 27 | #3,878 |
| 1991 | 6,757 | #61 | 34 | #3,215 |
| 1990 | 7,439 | #57 | 29 | #3,631 |
| 1989 | 7,852 | #56 | 36 | #2,992 |
| 1988 | 8,036 | #54 | 53 | #2,156 |
| 1987 | 8,561 | #51 | 61 | #1,882 |
| 1986 | 8,651 | #47 | 56 | #1,956 |
| 1985 | 8,717 | #48 | 71 | #1,652 |
| 1984 | 8,270 | #48 | 63 | #1,731 |
| 1983 | 8,191 | #47 | 69 | #1,610 |
| 1982 | 7,499 | #49 | 56 | #1,903 |
| 1981 | 7,215 | #48 | 49 | #2,086 |
| 1980 | 7,512 | #49 | 65 | #1,724 |
| 1979 | 7,441 | #46 | 40 | #2,346 |
| 1978 | 7,291 | #43 | 55 | #1,827 |
| 1977 | 7,886 | #42 | 44 | #2,129 |
| 1976 | 7,289 | #43 | 40 | #2,138 |
| 1975 | 6,998 | #47 | 34 | #2,367 |
| 1974 | 7,228 | #45 | 42 | #1,999 |
| 1973 | 7,112 | #43 | 37 | #2,132 |
| 1972 | 7,034 | #45 | 44 | #1,895 |
| 1971 | 6,612 | #48 | 38 | #2,139 |
| 1970 | 6,451 | #53 | 36 | #2,204 |
| 1969 | 6,469 | #51 | 36 | #2,105 |
| 1968 | 6,254 | #51 | 32 | #2,130 |
| 1967 | 6,017 | #52 | 29 | #2,220 |
| 1966 | 5,891 | #52 | 21 | #2,678 |
| 1965 | 5,344 | #63 | 16 | #3,161 |
| 1964 | 5,274 | #70 | 17 | #3,122 |
| 1963 | 5,255 | #73 | 21 | #2,710 |
| 1962 | 4,991 | #82 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1961 | 5,028 | #82 | 11 | #4,033 |
| 1960 | 4,777 | #88 | 15 | #3,222 |
| 1959 | 4,489 | #94 | 13 | #3,455 |
| 1958 | 4,089 | #101 | 12 | #3,563 |
| 1957 | 3,375 | #115 | 11 | #3,721 |
| 1956 | 2,438 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,568 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,225 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,049 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 849 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 809 | #235 | 6 | #4,903 |
| 1950 | 737 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 671 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 561 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 602 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 460 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 308 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 340 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 320 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 298 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 216 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 200 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 177 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 161 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 132 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 114 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 108 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 122 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 109 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 125 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 125 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 122 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 124 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 126 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 105 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 139 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 149 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 116 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 98 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 119 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 103 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 83 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 87 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 77 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 52 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 45 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 50 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 52 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 45 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 27 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 22 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 55 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 36 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 57 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 97 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 157 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #812 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bryan reached #42 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #1,610 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bryan
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.