Meaning of the nameBrian
- Male
- Celtic origin
- Bri-an
Brian is a spelling of the name Bryan.
Meaning
The meaning of Brian 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)
- 26,268
- Rank in Brazil
- #897
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,452
- people
Brian in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brian, 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 (12,017 people).
278 women 25,990 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 Brian is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brian in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.021%
- São Paulo 0.020%
- Santa Catarina 0.019%
- Paraná 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,789 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,368 | 0.021% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,614 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 1,977 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,724 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,470 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 916 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 625 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 531 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 528 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 448 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 428 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 345 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 344 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 344 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 336 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 277 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 195 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 183 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 174 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 130 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 128 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 114 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 96 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 78 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 71 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Brian
The spelling with i, taken as the main form of the name by Wiktionary and Behind the Name; proportionally, it is also most common in Rio de Janeiro.
About the name Bryan
Wiktionary records Bryan as a less common spelling of Brian, a name of Irish origin, and Behind the Name says it follows the usual spelling of the surname derived from the name. For Brian, Behind the Name gives the meaning as uncertain: it perhaps comes from the Celtic root *brixs, 'hill, high' (Old Irish brí), or from *brigā, 'strength, power' (Old Irish bríg). In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Brian appears among the spelling variants of Bryan, with Briam and Bryam. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 71,679 people named Bryan, with a median age of 6; the name is almost always male, and almost all were born from the 2000s onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Bryan
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Bryan | 71,679 |
| Brian | 26,268 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Brian · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Bryan · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Bryan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bryan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Brian
What does the name Brian mean?
The meaning of Brian 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 Brian in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,268 people with the first name Brian, which ranks it number 897 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Brian a boy's or a girl's name?
Brian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 278 women and 25,990 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Brian?
Brian is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Brian most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.021% of the state's population is named Brian (3,368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Brian?
Bryan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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