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Bryan

Boy

Origin of the name

Bryan is a form of the Irish Brian, borne by the High King of Ireland Brian Boru.

Classic name

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1985 was its best year: 8,717 births, or 1 baby in 409. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 137 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 336.
389,589births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 48rank at its peak, in 1985

Where babies named Bryan are born

1985

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The darker the blue, the more common Bryan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Bryan is most common in Nevada (1.8 times), California (1.5) and Florida (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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