Over the past 110 years, 1 165 729 boys and 2 323 girls have been named Brian. The name Brian ranks 25th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Brian in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Brian came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.