Brien
Brien is a surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Brien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brien is a surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Brien
Brien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 100 Briens were born — ranking #764 that year. As of 2026, Brien ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Briens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Brien
Brien is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Brien's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #764. Use the chart and map above to compare Brien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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