Brien Boy
How popular is Brien?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Brien in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
3,108living people named Brien (est.)
50median age of people named Brien
3,593babies named Brien since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Brien popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,035 in 2015, #9,548 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #766 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brien counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Bryan family of names ranked #194 for boys in 2025 (#179 the year before), with 2,017 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Brien by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #4,195 |
| 1930s | 18 | #2,159 |
| 1940s | 123 | #1,461 |
| 1950s | 478 | #874 |
| 1960s | 846 | #766 |
| 1970s | 689 | #873 |
| 1980s | 601 | #1,047 |
| 1990s | 461 | #1,467 |
| 2000s | 245 | #2,628 |
| 2010s | 92 | #6,236 |
| 2020s | 25 | #9,548 |
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Questions
- Is Brien a boy or girl name?
- Brien is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brien were boys.
- How popular is the name Brien?
- 7 baby boys were named Brien in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Brien most popular?
- Brien peaked in 1963, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #766 in 1963.
- How many people are named Brien?
- 3,593 babies have been named Brien in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,108 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.