Baby Name Popularity by Year
Boys - Brian
If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've
come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the
United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and
girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.
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| Year | Brian |
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| 2017 | 1,763 |
| 2016 | 1,975 |
| 2015 | 2,200 |
| 2014 | 2,518 |
| 2013 | 2,638 |
| 2012 | 2,811 |
| 2011 | 3,213 |
| 2010 | 3,758 |
| 2009 | 4,611 |
| 2008 | 5,190 |
| 2007 | 6,055 |
| 2006 | 6,411 |
| 2005 | 6,885 |
| 2004 | 7,306 |
| 2003 | 7,656 |
| 2002 | 8,070 |
| 2001 | 8,282 |
| 2000 | 8,945 |
| 1999 | 8,793 |
| 1998 | 9,143 |
| 1997 | 9,727 |
| 1996 | 10,465 |
| 1995 | 10,990 |
| 1994 | 11,638 |
| 1993 | 12,535 |
| 1992 | 14,087 |
| 1991 | 14,914 |
| 1990 | 16,915 |
| 1989 | 18,093 |
| 1988 | 19,511 |
| 1987 | 20,344 |
| 1986 | 20,998 |
| 1985 | 23,051 |
| 1984 | 24,682 |
| 1983 | 26,016 |
| 1982 | 25,805 |
| 1981 | 26,556 |
| 1980 | 28,684 |
| 1979 | 28,641 |
| 1978 | 29,388 |
| 1977 | 32,460 |
| 1976 | 30,483 |
| 1975 | 30,563 |
| 1974 | 34,436 |
| 1973 | 35,681 |
| 1972 | 36,300 |
| 1971 | 32,607 |
| 1970 | 31,912 |
| 1969 | 31,684 |
| 1968 | 29,923 |
| 1967 | 28,639 |
| 1966 | 27,247 |
| 1965 | 24,563 |
| 1964 | 24,190 |
| 1963 | 24,120 |
| 1962 | 23,233 |
| 1961 | 22,543 |
| 1960 | 21,982 |
| 1959 | 20,731 |
| 1958 | 19,233 |
| 1957 | 17,483 |
| 1956 | 14,635 |
| 1955 | 10,102 |
| 1954 | 8,081 |
| 1953 | 6,654 |
| 1952 | 5,744 |
| 1951 | 5,089 |
| 1950 | 4,461 |
| 1949 | 3,832 |
| 1948 | 3,359 |
| 1947 | 3,444 |
| 1946 | 2,578 |
| 1945 | 1,995 |
| 1944 | 1,951 |
| 1943 | 1,936 |
| 1942 | 1,522 |
| 1941 | 1,124 |
| 1940 | 1,015 |
| 1939 | 807 |
| 1938 | 608 |
| 1937 | 519 |
| 1936 | 344 |
| 1935 | 255 |
| 1934 | 187 |
| 1933 | 152 |
| 1932 | 119 |
| 1931 | 96 |
| 1930 | 91 |
| 1929 | 111 |
| 1928 | 106 |
| 1927 | 75 |
| 1926 | 51 |
| 1925 | 59 |
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