The baby name Brian appears in baby name data for the United States from 1916 to 2024. It was most popular in 1972 with 42,795 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Brian has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1920 | 6 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1926 | 18 |
| 1927 | 28 |
| 1928 | 47 |
| 1929 | 74 |
| 1930 | 44 |
| 1931 | 40 |
| 1932 | 80 |
| 1933 | 115 |
| 1934 | 153 |
| 1935 | 198 |
| 1936 | 291 |
| 1937 | 482 |
| 1938 | 606 |
| 1939 | 778 |
| 1940 | 1,104 |
| 1941 | 1,218 |
| 1942 | 1,739 |
| 1943 | 2,259 |
| 1944 | 2,219 |
| 1945 | 2,158 |
| 1946 | 2,722 |
| 1947 | 3,919 |
| 1948 | 3,813 |
| 1949 | 4,419 |
| 1950 | 5,254 |
| 1951 | 5,847 |
| 1952 | 6,744 |
| 1953 | 7,798 |
| 1954 | 9,679 |
| 1955 | 12,617 |
| 1956 | 18,081 |
| 1957 | 21,363 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1958 | 24,142 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1959 | 24,429 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1960 | 27,055 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1961 | 26,852 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1962 | 27,313 |
| 1963 | 29,576 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1964 | 29,059 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1965 | 30,792 |
| 1966 | 26 |
| 1966 | 32,180 |
| 1967 | 52 |
| 1967 | 34,808 |
| 1968 | 55 |
| 1968 | 35,813 |
| 1969 | 64 |
| 1969 | 37,806 |
| 1970 | 97 |
| 1970 | 37,324 |
| 1971 | 88 |
| 1971 | 38,508 |
| 1972 | 118 |
| 1972 | 42,795 |
| 1973 | 105 |
| 1973 | 41,990 |
| 1974 | 89 |
| 1974 | 40,168 |
| 1975 | 122 |
| 1975 | 35,212 |
| 1976 | 117 |
| 1976 | 34,980 |
| 1977 | 142 |
| 1977 | 42,342 |
| 1978 | 112 |
| 1978 | 35,426 |
| 1979 | 131 |
| 1979 | 33,759 |
| 1980 | 112 |
| 1980 | 35,043 |
| 1981 | 79 |
| 1981 | 29,006 |
| 1982 | 124 |
| 1982 | 27,748 |
| 1983 | 94 |
| 1983 | 29,511 |
| 1984 | 92 |
| 1984 | 26,061 |
| 1985 | 78 |
| 1985 | 22,553 |
| 1986 | 80 |
| 1986 | 25,111 |
| 1987 | 81 |
| 1987 | 21,474 |
| 1988 | 68 |
| 1988 | 20,176 |
| 1989 | 18,747 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1990 | 17,038 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1991 | 14,993 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1992 | 14,947 |
| 1993 | 13,513 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1994 | 12,545 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1995 | 11,551 |
| 1996 | 10,668 |
| 1997 | 9,842 |
| 1998 | 9,371 |
| 1999 | 9,330 |
| 2000 | 9,069 |
| 2001 | 8,344 |
| 2002 | 8,425 |
| 2003 | 7,664 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2004 | 7,592 |
| 2005 | 7,505 |
| 2006 | 7,060 |
| 2007 | 6,225 |
| 2008 | 5,536 |
| 2009 | 5,027 |
| 2010 | 3,892 |
| 2011 | 3,441 |
| 2012 | 3,215 |
| 2013 | 2,979 |
| 2014 | 2,706 |
| 2015 | 2,721 |
| 2016 | 2,572 |
| 2017 | 2,119 |
| 2018 | 2,045 |
| 2019 | 1,786 |
| 2020 | 1,248 |
| 2021 | 1,289 |
| 2022 | 1,283 |
| 2023 | 1,040 |
| 2024 | 1,159 |