Over the past 110 years, 2 323 girls and 1 165 729 boys have been named Brian. The name Brian ranks 2647th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Brian in 1958. The peak of popularity of the name Brian came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.