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Bryan

“Variant of Brian — Irish, from Old Breton Brient; possibly 'noble, high, or valiant'” — Irish, from Old Breton Brient origin

Boy's name · #336 in the US (2025) · 80s

Bryan reached its best rank, #42, in 1977 and ranked #336 in 2025. About 390,000 boys have carried it since 1883. Together with its spelling variant Brian (#339), Bryan would rank around #186 with about 2,000 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Bryan and Brian. A popular twin pairing with Bryan is Brandon for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bryans

• Bryan Adams — Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and photographer
• Bryan Cranston — American actor, director, and producer (born 1956)
• Bryan Ruiz — Costa Rican footballer
• Bryan Singer — American film director and producer
• Bryan Ferry — British singer (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

• Bryan Fury — Tekken 3 · Tekken 4
• Bryan Strauchan — fictional human
• Bryan Connerty — Billions

What Bryans become

Among 1,701 notable people named Bryan:

Sports figures appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer.

Similar names: Brian · Sean · Bryce · Casey · Ryan · Brady

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