Meaning of the nameBraian

Braian is a male name that Behind the Name gives as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Brian, a Celtic name of uncertain meaning; Brayan is the spelling with Y.

Meaning

The meaning of Braian is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 26,059
Rank in Brazil: #901
Median age: 7 years
2010 Census: 9,858; people

Braian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Braian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (12,475 people).

291 women 25,768 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Braian is most common

States with the highest share of people named Braian in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	6,364	0.014%
Rio Grande do Sul	3,129	0.029%
Paraná	2,597	0.023%
Minas Gerais	2,436	0.012%
Rio de Janeiro	2,155	0.013%
Santa Catarina	1,894	0.025%
Bahia	1,127	0.008%
Goiás	919	0.013%
Espírito Santo	660	0.017%
Pará	552	0.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul	469	0.017%
Pernambuco	441	0.005%
Ceará	437	0.005%
Maranhão	396	0.006%
Amazonas	396	0.010%
Mato Grosso	389	0.011%
Distrito Federal	285	0.010%
Rondônia	245	0.016%
Sergipe	178	0.008%
Alagoas	172	0.006%
Piauí	170	0.005%
Paraíba	162	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	123	0.004%
Tocantins	101	0.007%
Roraima	95	0.015%
Acre	88	0.011%
Amapá	79	0.011%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Braian

Behind the Name records Braian and Brayan as modern forms of Brian in Spanish and in Brazilian Portuguese, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists both among the variants of Brian. For Brian, Behind the Name gives the meaning as uncertain, perhaps from an ancient Celtic root linked to 'hill, high' or from another linked to 'strength, power'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,059 people named Braian, with a median age of 7, almost always male. Both spellings have the most records among people born in the 2010s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Writes the diphthong of the English Brian with I.

Other spellings of Braian

Spelling	People (2022)
Brayan	48,850
Braian	26,059

Sources

Behind the Name: Braian · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Brayan · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Brian · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Brayan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Braian

What does the name Braian mean?

The meaning of Braian is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Braian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,059 people with the first name Braian, which ranks it number 901 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Braian a boy's or a girl's name?

Braian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 291 women and 25,768 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Braian?

Braian is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Braian most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.029% of the state's population is named Braian (3,129 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Braian?

Brayan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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