Spellings
Bryan or Brian?
In the US in 2025, 51% of babies in this name family were spelled Bryan and 49% Brian. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Bryan already led in 2015, with 53% of the family's births; it has 51% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 4,710 to 1,984 births (−58%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan | 2,492 | 1,005 | −60% |
| Brian | 2,218 | 979 | −56% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈbraɪən/ (BRY-un). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Bryan 120 births (#397 among boys) and Brian 20 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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