First Name BRIAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BRIAN is ranked as the 19th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,607,034.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 504.0 people named BRIAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BRIAN is 1,075,135.
  • The SSA data also shows that BRIAN is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names BRIAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,607,034 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 19
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 504.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,075,135
  • National Rank 24
  • Percentile Rank 99.98%
  • Proportion/100k 337.18

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BRIAN is 82.2% White, 2.9% Hispanic origin, 11.1% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BRIAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BRIAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Irish masculine given name
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • French surname
  • Irish surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BRIAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.2% 63.9% 18.3%
Hispanic origin 2.9% 16.3% -13.4%
Black 11.1% 12.3% -1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BRIAN is California where 130,401 people have this name.
  • Ohio is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BRIAN, as 855.87 in every 100,000 Ohioans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Illinois.
  • Ohio is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Texas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BRIAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 100,142 777.46 100.0% Indiana 54,487 825.96 100.0% Iowa 17,277 556.04 99.9% Kansas 20,928 720.66 99.9% Michigan 53,386 538.71 100.0% Minnesota 33,733 618.15 100.0% Missouri 11,108 371.01 99.8% Nebraska 14,684 780.45 99.9% North Dakota 6,304 852.55 99.9% Ohio 99,231 855.87 100.0% South Dakota 7,269 851.96 99.9% Wisconsin 35,980 624.92 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BRIAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 100,142 777.46 100.0%
Indiana 54,487 825.96 100.0%
Iowa 17,277 556.04 99.9%
Kansas 20,928 720.66 99.9%
Michigan 53,386 538.71 100.0%
Minnesota 33,733 618.15 100.0%
Missouri 11,108 371.01 99.8%
Nebraska 14,684 780.45 99.9%
North Dakota 6,304 852.55 99.9%
Ohio 99,231 855.87 100.0%
South Dakota 7,269 851.96 99.9%
Wisconsin 35,980 624.92 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names BRIAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 5,830 791.27 99.8% Arizona 39,080 580.56 99.9% California 130,401 336.06 100.0% Colorado 41,897 782.26 100.0% Hawaii 5,966 420.3 99.9% Idaho 11,735 717.98 99.9% Montana 6,958 679.78 99.8% Nevada 15,289 538.5 99.9% New Mexico 8,451 405.21 99.8% Oregon 27,179 684.57 99.9% Utah 23,255 790.19 100.0% Washington 35,137 497.58 100.0% Wyoming 4,010 686.42 99.7%

West States
State stats for the first name BRIAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 5,830 791.27 99.8%
Arizona 39,080 580.56 99.9%
California 130,401 336.06 100.0%
Colorado 41,897 782.26 100.0%
Hawaii 5,966 420.3 99.9%
Idaho 11,735 717.98 99.9%
Montana 6,958 679.78 99.8%
Nevada 15,289 538.5 99.9%
New Mexico 8,451 405.21 99.8%
Oregon 27,179 684.57 99.9%
Utah 23,255 790.19 100.0%
Washington 35,137 497.58 100.0%
Wyoming 4,010 686.42 99.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BRIAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 23,736 659.94 100.0% Maine 7,039 529.19 99.8% Massachusetts 39,202 581.16 99.9% New Hampshire 7,895 595.06 99.8% New Jersey 52,674 589.31 100.0% New York 90,529 458.46 100.0% Pennsylvania 103,243 807.39 100.0% Rhode Island 5,724 542.45 99.8% Vermont 5,006 798.93 99.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BRIAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 23,736 659.94 100.0%
Maine 7,039 529.19 99.8%
Massachusetts 39,202 581.16 99.9%
New Hampshire 7,895 595.06 99.8%
New Jersey 52,674 589.31 100.0%
New York 90,529 458.46 100.0%
Pennsylvania 103,243 807.39 100.0%
Rhode Island 5,724 542.45 99.8%
Vermont 5,006 798.93 99.9%
South State Statistics First-Names BRIAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 21,989 453.43 99.9% Arkansas 13,735 463.03 99.9% Delaware 5,865 626.87 99.9% Dist. of Columbia 2,527 383.55 99.9% Florida 63,873 321.08 100.0% Georgia 52,251 517.48 100.0% Kentucky 25,869 586.13 99.9% Louisiana 24,525 527.45 99.9% Maryland 43,697 731.15 100.0% Mississippi 11,108 371.01 99.8% North Carolina 39,158 393.78 99.9% Oklahoma 21,936 565.66 99.9% South Carolina 24,803 513.25 99.9% Tennessee 34,154 521.49 99.9% Texas 78,200 290.09 100.0% Virginia 54,618 655.97 100.0% West Virginia 12,194 659.02 99.8%

South States
State stats for the first name BRIAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 21,989 453.43 99.9%
Arkansas 13,735 463.03 99.9%
Delaware 5,865 626.87 99.9%
Dist. of Columbia 2,527 383.55 99.9%
Florida 63,873 321.08 100.0%
Georgia 52,251 517.48 100.0%
Kentucky 25,869 586.13 99.9%
Louisiana 24,525 527.45 99.9%
Maryland 43,697 731.15 100.0%
Mississippi 11,108 371.01 99.8%
North Carolina 39,158 393.78 99.9%
Oklahoma 21,936 565.66 99.9%
South Carolina 24,803 513.25 99.9%
Tennessee 34,154 521.49 99.9%
Texas 78,200 290.09 100.0%
Virginia 54,618 655.97 100.0%
West Virginia 12,194 659.02 99.8%
 

Full Names with BRIAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BRIAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BRIAN.

The most popular full name is BRIAN Smith. 1.03% of all the people named BRIAN have this family name.

There are 80127 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BRIAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BRIAN Smith 1.03%
2 BRIAN Johnson 0.66%
3 BRIAN Miller 0.48%
4 BRIAN Jones 0.46%
5 BRIAN Williams 0.42%
6 BRIAN Davis 0.40%
7 BRIAN Anderson 0.34%
8 BRIAN Wilson 0.30%
9 BRIAN Brown 0.28%
10 BRIAN Moore 0.28%
11 BRIAN Lee 0.27%
12 BRIAN Thompson 0.26%
13 BRIAN King 0.24%
14 BRIAN Thomas 0.24%
15 BRIAN Murphy 0.24%
16 BRIAN White 0.24%
17 BRIAN Martin 0.24%
18 BRIAN Clark 0.24%
19 BRIAN Taylor 0.23%
20 BRIAN Hall 0.22%