Boy Brian Brian is an English name meaning high and noble. Brian Name Origin: English Pronunciation: bry-en See what 5 people think about Brian Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Brian name meaning, which is Brian is an English name meaning high and noble. Ask your friends & family about Brian… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Brian Name Popularity How popular is the name Brian? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 — 0 0% 1913 — 0 0% 1914 — 0 0% 1915 — 0 0% 1916 1,432 5 0.0005% 1917 — 0 0% 1918 — 0 0% 1919 — 0 0% 1920 1,169 12 0.0011% 1921 1,514 5 0.0004% 1922 — 0 0% 1923 1,375 6 0.0005% 1924 1,640 5 0.0004% 1925 853 29 0.0026% 1926 926 23 0.0021% 1927 849 30 0.0027% 1928 617 62 0.0058% 1929 566 74 0.0071% 1930 666 51 0.0049% 1931 625 56 0.0057% 1932 528 83 0.0084% 1933 461 106 0.0114% 1934 408 143 0.0148% 1935 352 201 0.0207% 1936 296 295 0.0306% 1937 233 467 0.0474% 1938 207 563 0.055% 1939 179 755 0.0742% 1940 163 988 0.093% 1941 154 1,081 0.096% 1942 141 1,482 0.1174% 1943 120 1,927 0.1476% 1944 118 1,924 0.1552% 1945 116 1,961 0.1608% 1946 103 2,557 0.1733% 1947 95 3,442 0.2062% 1948 95 3,346 0.2096% 1949 86 3,840 0.2387% 1950 79 4,436 0.2755% 1951 75 5,098 0.3007% 1952 64 5,739 0.3288% 1953 53 6,661 0.3764% 1954 48 8,078 0.4419% 1955 40 10,108 0.5495% 1956 33 14,649 0.7756% 1957 26 17,518 0.9104% 1958 24 19,255 1.0188% 1959 22 20,737 1.0914% 1960 20 21,994 1.1608% 1961 20 22,550 1.1944% 1962 20 23,244 1.2661% 1963 20 24,123 1.3439% 1964 20 24,191 1.3743% 1965 19 24,555 1.5015% 1966 14 27,270 1.7466% 1967 10 28,652 1.888% 1968 10 29,939 1.9938% 1969 9 31,696 2.0574% 1970 8 31,932 2.0065% 1971 9 32,643 2.1723% 1972 8 36,324 2.6669% 1973 8 35,713 2.7547% 1974 8 34,465 2.6517% 1975 8 30,604 2.3816% 1976 8 30,535 2.3692% 1977 8 32,501 2.4112% 1978 9 29,453 2.1907% 1979 10 28,671 2.0334% 1980 12 28,721 1.9643% 1981 14 26,599 1.8095% 1982 14 25,830 1.7285% 1983 14 26,062 1.7661% 1984 17 24,726 1.6622% 1985 18 23,056 1.519% 1986 20 21,023 1.3927% 1987 20 20,352 1.3337% 1988 22 19,525 1.2529% 1989 24 18,100 1.1216% 1990 27 16,924 1.0211% 1991 30 14,912 0.9149% 1992 31 14,102 0.8835% 1993 34 12,544 0.8046% 1994 37 11,643 0.7587% 1995 36 10,987 0.729% 1996 36 10,471 0.6993% 1997 37 9,732 0.658% 1998 41 9,140 0.6107% 1999 43 8,805 0.588% 2000 43 8,957 0.5863% 2001 46 8,297 0.5507% 2002 51 8,082 0.5393% 2003 59 7,667 0.504% 2004 59 7,326 0.4807% 2005 63 6,912 0.4521% 2006 72 6,506 0.4155% 2007 81 6,067 0.3845% 2008 87 5,250 0.3397% 2009 94 4,641 0.3105% 2010 101 3,760 0.2609% 2011 123 3,222 0.2261% 2012 141 2,798 0.1963% 2013 150 2,630 0.1847% 2014 168 2,509 0.1722% 2015 189 2,187 0.1503% 2016 203 1,963 0.1361% 2017 216 1,736 0.1244% 2018 234 1,595 0.1161% 2019 245 1,448 0.107% 2020 269 1,213 0.0953% 2021 288 1,157 0.0946% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Brian If you like Brian, you’ll love these other names like Brian. What names are variants of Brian? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Brian. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Brain High, noble Irish Bri High, noble Irish Briano High, noble Irish Briant High, noble Irish Brien High, noble Irish Brion High, noble Irish Bryan High and noble English Bryant A variant spelling of Briant. English Brye High, noble Irish Bryen High, noble Irish Bryent High, noble Irish Bryon High, noble Irish What names sound like Brian? If you like how Brian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Brian. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Bran Bramble; a thicket of wild gorse; raven Scottish Brann Bramble; a thicket of wild gorse; raven Scottish Bren Prince Irish Brenn Teardrop Irish Bron Son of the brown man English Brown English Bruin Brown German Bryn Hill Welsh Byran At the byres or barn English Lists With Brian Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Brian. Basic Boy Names That Stand on Their Own // 115 names Basic boy names feel like lifelong friends, as they’ve been charted high enough throughout time to earn widespread recognition. Check them out with us. Common Boy Names That Parents Love // 191 names With great sounds, associations, and meanings, common boy names are popular with parents for a reason. Find out which popular pick might suit your sweet son on our list. Boy Names With Deep Meaning and Might // 249 names Boy names with deep meaning connect with you on another level. Get to know these amazing finds and see which speaks to you. Simple Uncommon Boy Names for Your Name List // 156 names Simple uncommon boy names are a treasured bunch of hidden gems. Check out these sweet-spot names. Boy Hamster Names for Your Little Rascal // 183 names Have a new pint-sized pet around in need of a name? Browse our boy hamster names and see which friendly moniker fits your little buddy. Siblings of Brian Mamas with kids named Brian also have kids with these names. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Demarr American Omar Flourishing life Arabic Gregory Watchful Greek Andrew Manly and powerful Greek Aurora Goddess of dawn Latin Share Your Thoughts 5 Comments Kaitlin Jan 2 at 8:10 am We chose the name Brian in honor of my father in law who passed away when my husband and I were teenagers. Reply Rebecca Rager Dec 11 at 10:12 am Brian is my father in laws name and it means strong so that is why we named our son Brian he is now 4 and a very strong boy! Reply Brian griffin Nov 4 at 2:43 am Peter your son stewie drank bleach and lois shot herself Reply Christina Feb 3 at 9:43 am Brian means high or noble and is Celtic Irish. Sean is his middle name which means Irish God is gracious; gift from God. Reply Rachel Jan 30 at 10:47 am I named him after this father’s passed away an I miss his father like crazy Reply Share your thoughts on the name Brian Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. All fields are required *Name * Email * Your Thoughts * Δ Search Baby Names Quick Search Search Go Advanced Search Name Starts With Ends With Gender Any Boys Girls Only show unisex names Current Popularity [U.S.] Any More Popular Less Popular Origin Select origin… English Latin Hebrew Greek German Irish French American Spanish Arabic Aboriginal African American Ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic Aramaic Armenian Arthurian Legend Asian Aztec (Nahuatl) Bulgarian Celtic Chinese Danish Dutch Egyptian English European French Gaelic German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Indian (Sanskrit) Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Latin Modern Native American Persian Polish Polynesian Portuguese Russian Scandinavian Scottish Slavic Spanish Turkish Unknown Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Meaning Number of Letters Min Max Syllables [BETA] Min Max Search Baby Names
Kaitlin Jan 2 at 8:10 am We chose the name Brian in honor of my father in law who passed away when my husband and I were teenagers. Reply
Rebecca Rager Dec 11 at 10:12 am Brian is my father in laws name and it means strong so that is why we named our son Brian he is now 4 and a very strong boy! Reply
Christina Feb 3 at 9:43 am Brian means high or noble and is Celtic Irish. Sean is his middle name which means Irish God is gracious; gift from God. Reply
Rachel Jan 30 at 10:47 am I named him after this father’s passed away an I miss his father like crazy Reply
