Brian Boy

Popularity: #286 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Brian

Brian Boru was a High King of Ireland known for uniting the country against Viking invasions.

Brian Wilson is an American musician and co-founder of the Beach Boys, famous for his innovative music.

Brian Cranston is an American actor best known for his role in the television series 'Breaking Bad'.

Brian May is an English musician and astrophysicist, known as the guitarist for the rock band Queen.

Fictional characters named Brian

Brian Griffin is a character from the animated television series 'Family Guy', known for his anthropomorphic traits and wit.

Brian O'Conner is a character in the 'Fast & Furious' film franchise, portrayed by Paul Walker as an undercover cop.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Brian was first seen in the United States in 1909. Brian has ranked as high as #9 nationally, which occurred in 1972, and has been most popular in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Brian has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Brian (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1921 1920 1916

State	Births	Share
CA	143	14%
TX	106	10%
FL	93	9%
NY	58	6%
PA	49	5%
IL	40	4%
OH	34	3%
GA	31	3%
AZ	30	3%
MA	29	3%
VA	29	3%
LA	29	3%
NC	28	3%
WA	27	3%
MI	25	2%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1909	5
1911	7
1912	6
1913	14
1914	11
1915	21
1916	17
1917	14
1918	12
1919	14
1920	31
1921	34
1922	31
1923	35
1924	38
1925	59
1926	47
1927	75
1928	104
1929	112
1930	90
1931	93
1932	119
1933	150
1934	187
1935	254
1936	344
1937	519
1938	609
1939	808
1940	1,008
1941	1,123
1942	1,523
1943	1,950
1944	1,954
1945	1,989
1946	2,585
1947	3,450
1948	3,358
1949	3,854
1950	4,442
1951	5,100
1952	5,741
1953	6,666
1954	8,079
1955	10,106
1956	14,667
1957	17,524
1958	19,276
1959	20,735
1960	21,990
1961	22,562
1962	23,227
1963	24,122
1964	24,174
1965	24,550
1966	27,255
1967	28,648
1968	29,922
1969	31,669
1970	31,918
1971	32,625
1972	36,309
1973	35,688
1974	34,451
1975	30,586
1976	30,524
1977	32,494
1978	29,435
1979	28,664
1980	28,718
1981	26,582
1982	25,830
1983	26,047
1984	24,723
1985	23,068
1986	21,029
1987	20,363
1988	19,529
1989	18,108
1990	16,933
1991	14,917
1992	14,108
1993	12,543
1994	11,646
1995	10,989
1996	10,476
1997	9,737
1998	9,146
1999	8,808
2000	8,957
2001	8,303
2002	8,082
2003	7,672
2004	7,333
2005	6,919
2006	6,511
2007	6,075
2008	5,263
2009	4,656
2010	3,766
2011	3,250
2012	2,819
2013	2,644
2014	2,535
2015	2,217
2016	1,983
2017	1,777
2018	1,631
2019	1,478
2020	1,261
2021	1,188
2022	1,180
2023	1,048
2024	1,111