First Name BRIEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BRIEN is ranked as the 3766th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,821.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.2 people named BRIEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 42% 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 BRIEN is 3,223.
  • The SSA data also shows that BRIEN is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names BRIEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,821 +/-5.7%
  • National Rank 3,766
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,223
  • National Rank 4,138
  • Percentile Rank 95.53%
  • Proportion/100k 1.01

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BRIEN is 82.7% White, 2.9% Hispanic origin, 11.2% Black, 1.1% 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 BRIEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BRIEN is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.7% 63.9% 18.8%
Hispanic origin 2.9% 16.3% -13.4%
Black 11.2% 12.3% -1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
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 BRIEN is California where 417 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BRIEN, as 5.63 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Vermont 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 30 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 142 1.1 92.9% Indiana 110 1.67 91.9% Iowa 7 0.24 67.3% Kansas 28 0.97 75.5% Michigan 145 1.46 96.1% Minnesota 49 0.9 90.9% Missouri 27 0.89 78.2% Nebraska 33 1.75 78.1% North Dakota 24 3.26 65.5% Ohio 137 1.18 93.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 65 1.12 92.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 142 1.1 92.9%
Indiana 110 1.67 91.9%
Iowa 7 0.24 67.3%
Kansas 28 0.97 75.5%
Michigan 145 1.46 96.1%
Minnesota 49 0.9 90.9%
Missouri 27 0.89 78.2%
Nebraska 33 1.75 78.1%
North Dakota 24 3.26 65.5%
Ohio 137 1.18 93.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 65 1.12 92.1%
West State Statistics First-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 135 2.01 90.4% California 417 1.08 96.3% Colorado 142 2.65 91.7% Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3% Idaho 23 1.43 68.1% Montana 24 2.3 67.4% Nevada 28 0.97 71.9% New Mexico 30 1.42 69.8% Oregon 58 1.47 84.7% Utah 8 0.28 7.3% Washington 152 2.15 94.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 135 2.01 90.4%
California 417 1.08 96.3%
Colorado 142 2.65 91.7%
Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3%
Idaho 23 1.43 68.1%
Montana 24 2.3 67.4%
Nevada 28 0.97 71.9%
New Mexico 30 1.42 69.8%
Oregon 58 1.47 84.7%
Utah 8 0.28 7.3%
Washington 152 2.15 94.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 155 4.32 93.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 122 1.8 89.9% New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.8% New Jersey 94 1.05 88.5% New York 246 1.25 96.0% Pennsylvania 153 1.19 93.6% Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.4% Vermont 35 5.63 84.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 155 4.32 93.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 122 1.8 89.9%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 72.8%
New Jersey 94 1.05 88.5%
New York 246 1.25 96.0%
Pennsylvania 153 1.19 93.6%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.4%
Vermont 35 5.63 84.7%
South State Statistics First-Names BRIEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 63 1.3 89.0% Arkansas 38 1.3 82.5% Delaware 11 1.14 74.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 174 0.87 95.8% Georgia 108 1.07 92.5% Kentucky 45 1.03 84.3% Louisiana 100 2.16 90.7% Maryland 74 1.24 91.2% Mississippi 27 0.89 78.2% North Carolina 86 0.87 93.5% Oklahoma 36 0.92 79.7% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.1% Tennessee 88 1.34 91.7% Texas 262 0.97 96.1% Virginia 105 1.26 91.7% West Virginia 18 0.98 57.9%

South States
State stats for the first name BRIEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 63 1.3 89.0%
Arkansas 38 1.3 82.5%
Delaware 11 1.14 74.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 174 0.87 95.8%
Georgia 108 1.07 92.5%
Kentucky 45 1.03 84.3%
Louisiana 100 2.16 90.7%
Maryland 74 1.24 91.2%
Mississippi 27 0.89 78.2%
North Carolina 86 0.87 93.5%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 79.7%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.1%
Tennessee 88 1.34 91.7%
Texas 262 0.97 96.1%
Virginia 105 1.26 91.7%
West Virginia 18 0.98 57.9%
 

Full Names with BRIEN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BRIEN 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 BRIEN.

The most popular full name is BRIEN Smith. 1.70% of all the people named BRIEN have this family name.

There are 663 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BRIEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BRIEN Smith 1.70%
2 BRIEN Obrien 1.09%
3 BRIEN Brown 0.85%
4 BRIEN Johnson 0.73%
5 BRIEN Burke 0.61%
6 BRIEN Davis 0.61%
7 BRIEN Jones 0.61%
8 BRIEN Martin 0.61%
9 BRIEN Beck 0.49%
10 BRIEN King 0.49%
11 BRIEN Lord 0.49%
12 BRIEN Moore 0.49%
13 BRIEN Murphy 0.49%
14 BRIEN Thomas 0.49%
15 BRIEN Walters 0.49%
16 BRIEN Ward 0.49%
17 BRIEN Boggs 0.36%
18 BRIEN Hall 0.36%
19 BRIEN Hansen 0.36%
20 BRIEN Meyer 0.36%