Briain

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Briain: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Briain: Recorded since 1990, its highest recorded position is #323, and it was last ranked in 2017.

1registrar recorded it
12times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#323highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1990–2017

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1990	#323
1993	#339
2003	#375
2005	#343
2006	#423
2007	#342
2008	#529
2009	#429
2012	#718
2013	#605
2016	#601
2017	#710

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 28 years from 1990 to 2017.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1990–2017 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2017
Highest recorded position: #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1990–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Briain by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Briain in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	6	2 of 10	3
2000sbusiest	38	6 of 10	6
2010s	14	4 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Briain appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #323 in Republic of Ireland in 1990.

Briain's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#605	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#429	7	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	9	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#343	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#375	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#323	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1990 and 2017, ranked in 12 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #323, first reached in 1990.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2007.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 9 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
9 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#710position in 2017, its most recent recorded year
9births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Brett · #15, 68y
Bria · #179, 29y
Brian · #7, 79y
Briana · #93, 31y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ceola · #325, 15y
Mary Kate · #319, 17y
Seamie · #327, 11y
Edelle · #312, 10y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aarron · #323, 19y
Cassian · #323, 27y
Geoff · #323, 11y
Aadam · #322, 29y

Briain was ranked #323 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1990. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Briain and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Briain without appearing here.

Briain moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2008 they stood at #529 and #472 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #429 and #701.
Ashley Compare
In 2015 they stood at #605 and #605 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #601 and #713.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2012 they stood at #718 and #616 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2013 that had become #605 and #711.
Phillip Compare
In 2006 they stood at #423 and #423 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2007 that had become #342 and #435.

Moved ahead of Briain

Cooper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #429 and #532 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #233.
Theodore Compare
In 2011 they stood at #429 and #532 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #310.
Finley Compare
In 2011 they stood at #429 and #532 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #336.
Jackson Compare
In 2011 they stood at #429 and #701 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #718 and #379.

Moved the opposite way to Briain

Adam Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 while Adam went from #44 to #9.
Alex Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 while Alex went from #170 to #12.
Alexander Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 while Alexander went from #105 to #39.
Arthur Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 while Arthur went from #175 to #91.

Moved the same way as Briain

Adrian Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 and Adrian from #67 to #169.
Alan Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 and Alan from #19 to #120.
Andrew Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 and Andrew from #18 to #76.
Anthony Compare
Between 1990 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Briain went from #323 to #710 and Anthony from #26 to #81.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #323 in Republic of Ireland in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Briain

Briain at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Briain by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Briain appears in

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Briain at a glance

Briain by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Names published alongside Briain

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