How Many People Are Named Braian?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Braian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Braian peaked in popularity in 2009 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Braian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Braian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
17 births
Total Registered
185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Braian
Braian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 185 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Braian as a male name
Ranked #10,961 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 2009 (17 births)
Braian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Braian span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 110 babies were registered. While Braian is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Braian by Decade
How has Braian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Braian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Braian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Braian
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Braian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braian?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Braian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Braian a common name?
Braian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Braian most popular?
Braian reached peak popularity in 2009, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Braian is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Braian a male name?
Braian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Braian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Braian Smith, Braian Johnson, Braian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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