Brion Boy
How popular is Brion?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Brion in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
2,560living people named Brion (est.)
46median age of people named Brion
2,896babies named Brion since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Brion popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▼ 3002 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (87 boys) |
| Highest rank | #802 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brion 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.
Brion by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 43 | #1,883 |
| 1950s | 522 | #802 |
| 1960s | 395 | #903 |
| 1970s | 612 | #962 |
| 1980s | 360 | #1,319 |
| 1990s | 416 | #1,551 |
| 2000s | 214 | #2,858 |
| 2010s | 167 | #4,461 |
| 2020s | 78 | #5,231 |
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Questions
- Is Brion a boy or girl name?
- Brion is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Brion were boys.
- How popular is the name Brion?
- 9 baby boys were named Brion in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Brion most popular?
- Brion peaked in 1957, when 87 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #802 in 1957.
- How many people are named Brion?
- 2,896 babies have been named Brion in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,560 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
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.