Bryan Name Popularity

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How popular is Bryan?

The somewhat popular name Bryan was the 232nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #42 was reached in 1977.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1985 with 8,719 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Bryan was less than 5, most recently in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bryan occurred roughly during the years 1893-1896, 1910-1914, 1915-1925, 1935-1942, 1943-1960, 1963-1966, and 1997-2000, whereas 1896-1899, and 2009-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Bryan popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Bryan has been spiralling downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Bryan lately has dropped.

The name Bryan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Bryan (Girl)		Bryan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,633	232
2017		< 5	--	1,835	210
2016		5	16,669	2,124	186
2015		< 5	--	2,487	166
2014		9	11,126	2,725	149
2013		< 5	--	2,890	133
2012		10	10,565	3,079	121
2011		7	13,603	3,518	110
2010		13	8,801	3,933	97
2009		9	11,620	4,854	92
2008		14	8,605	5,505	82
2007		11	10,241	6,179	78
2006		16	7,547	6,696	66
2005		11	9,558	6,454	72
2004		29	4,615	6,731	65
2003		20	5,847	6,617	64
2002		24	4,925	6,615	64
2001		26	4,580	6,124	69
2000		27	4,424	6,141	70
1999		23	4,744	5,390	74
1998		13	7,172	5,308	74
1997		24	4,397	5,252	69
1996		17	5,572	5,559	66
1995		17	5,479	5,444	70
1994		22	4,541	5,599	66
1993		36	3,164	6,159	61
1992		27	3,877	6,834	57
1991		34	3,214	6,756	61
1990		29	3,628	7,436	57
1989		36	2,992	7,852	56
1988		53	2,154	8,034	54
1987		61	1,882	8,558	51
1986		56	1,955	8,649	47
1985		71	1,651	8,719	48
1984		63	1,730	8,268	48
1983		69	1,610	8,192	47
1982		56	1,900	7,497	49
1981		49	2,085	7,220	48
1980		65	1,724	7,516	49
1979		40	2,347	7,449	46
1978		55	1,827	7,296	43
1977		44	2,129	7,890	42
1976		40	2,139	7,292	43
1975		34	2,368	7,012	47
1974		42	2,001	7,232	45
1973		37	2,132	7,116	43
1972		44	1,894	7,039	45
1971		38	2,138	6,615	48
1970		36	2,204	6,453	53
1969		36	2,103	6,474	51
1968		32	2,131	6,253	51
1967		29	2,221	6,015	52
1966		21	2,676	5,894	52
1965		16	3,158	5,345	63
1964		17	3,118	5,277	70
1963		21	2,712	5,258	73
1962		10	4,294	4,992	82
1961		11	4,032	5,024	82
1960		15	3,221	4,780	88
1959		13	3,450	4,491	94
1958		12	3,564	4,084	101
1957		11	3,721	3,373	115
1956		< 5	--	2,438	133
1955		< 5	--	1,568	176
1954		< 5	--	1,226	204
1953		< 5	--	1,049	210
1952		< 5	--	849	230
1951		6	4,905	809	235
1950		< 5	--	737	247
1949		< 5	--	670	250
1948		< 5	--	561	284
1947		< 5	--	602	277
1946		< 5	--	460	302
1945		< 5	--	308	342
1944		< 5	--	340	327
1943		< 5	--	320	345
1942		< 5	--	298	351
1941		< 5	--	216	392
1940		< 5	--	200	406
1939		< 5	--	177	428
1938		< 5	--	161	457
1937		< 5	--	132	500
1936		< 5	--	114	538
1935		< 5	--	108	553
1934		< 5	--	122	532
1933		< 5	--	109	548
1932		< 5	--	125	516
1931		< 5	--	124	517
1930		< 5	--	123	538
1929		< 5	--	124	523
1928		< 5	--	126	545
1927		< 5	--	105	608
1926		< 5	--	139	512
1925		< 5	--	149	498
1924		< 5	--	116	589
1923		< 5	--	98	650
1922		< 5	--	119	588
1921		< 5	--	103	626
1920		< 5	--	83	716
1919		< 5	--	87	663
1918		< 5	--	77	729
1917		< 5	--	52	886
1916		< 5	--	45	954
1915		< 5	--	50	868
1914		< 5	--	52	724
1913		< 5	--	45	668
1912		< 5	--	27	859
1911		< 5	--	15	864
1910		< 5	--	12	937
1909		< 5	--	20	592
1908		< 5	--	27	477
1907		< 5	--	22	496
1906		< 5	--	9	864
1905		< 5	--	10	798
1904		< 5	--	14	615
1903		< 5	--	10	741
1902		< 5	--	11	693
1901		< 5	--	19	434
1900		< 5	--	55	277
1899		< 5	--	36	289
1898		< 5	--	57	232
1897		< 5	--	97	159
1896		< 5	--	157	116
1895		< 5	--	27	359
1894		< 5	--	9	740
1893		< 5	--	5	1,057
1892		< 5	--	10	693
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	7	817
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	5	986
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	6	812
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.