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How popular is the name Bryan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Bryans are alive today.
Bryan (male) is an uncommon spelling of the boys' name Brian in England and Wales, ranked 497th in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 1934, when around 800 babies were given the name, the 58th most popular that year. It has declined since 1934; the 2025 figure is roughly 10% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 27,000 babies have been named Bryan in England and Wales since 1934. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Brian you are most likely to meet is around 81 years old. Half of all Brians born in England and Wales are between 62 and 84, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 48% chance that at least one of them will be called Brian.
How many babies are named Bryan each year?
Includes all spellings: Bryan, Brian. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Bryan spelling rank?
Where does the Brian spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Bryan most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Brian, peaked in 1934, when around 12,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Bryan spelling itself peaked in 1934, with around 800 babies.
How many people are called Bryan?
At least 200,000 people named Bryan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Bryan?
Most living Bryans are between 62 and 84; the most common age is about 81.
Is Bryan becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1934 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.