Boy’s name · Spanish, Celtic

Brayan

How to say it: bry-AN · /braɪˈæn/

Spanish phonetic spelling of Brian, from Celtic 'bre' (hill) or Old Irish 'brian' (high, noble, strong).

Brayan was the 716th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 334 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #631 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#716for boys in 2025
1 in 9,926US babies
334born in 2025
#631projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brayan
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#716
Babies born in 2025334
Share of births1 in 9,926
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−27%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#631
In France, 2025#719 among boys’ names, 45 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Brayan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 427 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Bray

Honouring a Brayan in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brayan is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Spanish.

In France: #719 for boys in 2025.

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