Bryan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Bryan: Recorded every year since 1954, it reached #64 in 1957, and it stood at #372 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
129times a registrar ranked it
72years from first to last
#64highest recorded position
25groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Bryan's record

Ranked every year since 1954, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#472
1997	#493
1998	#538
1999	#516
2000	#651
2001	#559
2002	#559
2003	#653
2004	#599
2005	#442
2006	#515
2007	#532
2008	#518
2009	#570
2010	#625
2011	#524
2012	#498
2013	#486
2014	#457
2015	#456
2016	#501
2017	#600
2018	#580
2019	#512
2020	#524
2021	#659
2022	#465
2023	#519
2024	#486

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, #330 among boys in Scotland, #472 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #486 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #74 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1970
Highest recorded position: #64 among boys in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1970).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Bryan appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 62 ranked years and 2,286 births registered; the earliest is New Zealand · Boys, from 1954.

Bryan across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Bryan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#175 (1964)	#78 (1985)	#372 (2025)	62 of 62	2,286 (1964–2025)	92 (1985)
England and Wales · Boys	#472 (1996)	#442 (2005)	#486 (2024)	29 of 29	1,728 (1996–2024)	89 (2015)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#179 (1997)	#179 (1997)	#305 (2024)	18 of 28	85 (1997–2024)	8 (1997)
New Zealand · Boys	#74 (1954)	#64 (1957)	#87 (1970)	17 of 17	1,435 (1954–1970)	109 (1957)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#92 (1962)	#92 (1962)	#94 (1963)	2 of 2	135 (1962–1963)	69 (1962)

Bryan 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 Bryan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	93	6 of 10	16
1970s	501	10 of 10	50
1980sbusiest	737	10 of 10	74
1990s	494	10 of 10	49
2000s	289	10 of 10	29
2010s	115	10 of 10	12
2020s	57	6 of 10	10

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 74 births a year.

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

Bryan appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #64 in New Zealand in 1957.

Bryan'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
2024	England and Wales	male	#486	81	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#519	75	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#465	86	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#659	55	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#524	72	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#512	76	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#580	64	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#600	61	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#501	81	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#456	89	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#457	86	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#486	79	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#498	76	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#524	67	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#625	52	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#570	58	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#518	66	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#532	59	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#515	59	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#442	64	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#599	40	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#653	33	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#559	37	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#559	34	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#651	28	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#516	38	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#538	35	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#493	38	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#472	39	High	Verified
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#94	66	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#92	69	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New Zealand	male	#87	84	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	male	#99	59	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	male	#91	72	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	male	#85	78	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#87	75	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#88	71	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#86	74	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#78	91	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#73	106	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#80	93	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#81	84	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#76	88	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#82	79	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#64	109	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#68	95	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#65	98	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#74	79	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#305	5	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#288	6	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#387	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#328	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#357	3	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#265	4	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#235	5	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#210	6	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#220	5	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#189	7	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#241	4	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#182	8	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#179	8	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#372	10	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	7	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#516	6	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#380	10	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#364	10	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	14	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#564	5	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#435	8	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#336	12	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#355	11	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	15	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#352	11	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	18	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#407	9	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	22	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#240	22	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#306	14	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#180	28	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#200	21	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	28	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	39	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#145	29	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	42	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	27	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#116	39	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	19	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	29	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#106	47	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	35	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#95	57	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#110	44	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#92	63	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	70	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#91	64	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#91	66	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	56	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	74	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#79	84	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#85	73	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	92	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#82	79	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#81	78	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#100	60	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	70	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	71	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	72	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#99	65	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	68	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	52	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	54	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	51	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#116	43	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	36	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	31	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	29	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	14	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	20	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	17	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	22	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	12	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#175	8	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#330	11	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1954 and 2025, ranked in 72 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #64, first reached in 1957.

It held a top-100 place in 35 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 109 births, registered in New Zealand in 1957.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1962, and 70 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

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.

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Bryanna · #764, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, 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.

Diana · #66, 74y
Jill · #62, 71y
Joy · #62, 68y
Carmen · #69, 70y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Rex · #64, 36y
Anja · #63, 70y
Shona · #63, 69y
Diana · #66, 74y

Bryan was ranked #64 in New Zealand · Boys in 1957. 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.

Bryan 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 Bryan without appearing here.

Bryan moved ahead of

Derek Compare
In 1996 they stood at #472 and #464 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #493 and #809.
Glenn Compare
In 2000 they stood at #651 and #616 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #559 and #842.
Jon Compare
In 2007 they stood at #532 and #492 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #518 and #789.
Ashley Compare
In 2021 they stood at #659 and #526 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #465 and #699.

Moved ahead of Bryan

Elias Compare
In 2015 they stood at #355 and #503 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #601 and #254.
Brodie Compare
In 2021 they stood at #288 and #314 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #414 and #85.
Arlo Compare
In 2008 they stood at #518 and #567 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #570 and #311.
Roman Compare
In 1999 they stood at #516 and #809 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #651 and #401.

Moved the opposite way to Bryan

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 while Arthur went from #98 to #57.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 while Conor went from #56 to #16.

Moved the same way as Bryan

Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Bruce Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 and Bruce from #204 to #676.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 and Denis from #21 to #232.
Derek Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Bryan went from #175 to #372 and Derek from #30 to #432.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #64 in New Zealand in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Bryan

Bryan at a glance

What stands out in Bryan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Bryan across 5 official records

Bryan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Bryan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Bryan

Bryan and the names beside it

Bryan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Bryan

Moved the opposite way to Bryan

Moved the same way as Bryan

Bryan at a glance

What stands out in Bryan's record

Bryan across 5 official records

Bryan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Bryan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Bryan

Bryan and the names beside it

Bryan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Bryan

Moved the opposite way to Bryan

Moved the same way as Bryan