Bryan has been given to about 391,306 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Bryan ranks 336th among American boys in 2025, with 1,005 born that year. Its best year was 1985, when 8,788 babies were given the name, ranking 48th. The typical living American called Bryan is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.