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Brian
say it bry-un
What Brian means
- Irish possibly high, noble; Brian Boru, high king of Ireland debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 78 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 106 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 283 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 300 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 310 in the US (2024)
- no. 361 in Norway (2020)
- no. 366 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 380 in Chile (2021)
In the United States it was most popular around 1970.
Other forms
Brion, Bryan
Names with a similar meaning
Sebastian Owen Nolan August Agustín Mael Austin Patrick Afonso Ali Albert Alonso
Brian in stories
- Hatchet: Brian Robeson, who survives alone in the Canadian wilderness
- Family Guy: Brian Griffin, the talking family dog