Bryan
Featured in baby name books
Bryan is an Irish variation of Brian. Bryan is read as “strength with virtue and honor.”
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Bryan in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Bryan against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Bryan is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Bryan in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,005 boys were named Bryan, making it the #336 boys' name in the US. Since 1883, 389,589 boys have been named Bryan, with the most (8,717) in 1985. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Delaware and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Bryan in other languages
- Brian Dutch, English
- Brajan Polish
- Brianus Latin
- Brin Slovenian
- Bryn Welsh
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Bryan
There are 44 towns and villages with Bryan in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 28🇬🇧 United Kingdom 7🇷🇺 Russia 4🇦🇺 Australia 2🇯🇲 Jamaica 2🇵🇦 Panama 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Bryan | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 82,118 | Map |
| Bryan | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | 8,436 | Map |
| Novaya Bryan’ | Buryatiya Republic, 🇷🇺 Russia | 4,860 | Map |
| Askham Bryan | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 564 | Map |
| Hazelbury Bryan | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 445 | Map |
| Mount Bryan | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 110 | Map |
| Brampton Bryan | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – | Map |
| Brampton Bryan | Trelawny Parish, 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – | Map |
| Bryan | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Bryan | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Bryan
There are 27 lakes and reservoirs with Bryan in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 16🇨🇦 Canada 11
| Name | Where | |
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| Bryan Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Bryan Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Bryan songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Bryan in their title. The best known:
- All I Want Is You(Bryan Adams – Bryan Adams (1992)
- BRYAN (Everett)
- BRYAN HYWEL
- DAYSPRING (Bryan)
- SERENITY (Bryan)
- TEMPLE BRYAN
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Bryan
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Bryan.
Bryan Anger
Bryan Batt
Bryan Bouffier
Bryan Braman
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Fictional characters named Bryan
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Bryan as a pet name
FurryName has found 14 dogs named Bryan in public pet registers, making it the #6,392 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (11), Worcester (1), Vancouver (1). Bryan as a dog name →
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