Meaning of the nameBryan
- Male
- Celtic origin
- Bry-an
Bryan is a masculine name of Irish origin, a variant of Brian, whose meaning is uncertain; one hypothesis links it to Celtic roots for 'hill' or 'strength'.
Meaning
The meaning of Bryan 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)
- 71,679
- Rank in Brazil
- #419
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,946
- people
Bryan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bryan, 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 (35,815 people).
746 women 70,933 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 Bryan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bryan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.058%
- São Paulo 0.049%
- Santa Catarina 0.045%
- Minas Gerais 0.042%
- Paraná 0.041%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 21,868 | 0.049% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,348 | 0.058% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,675 | 0.042% |
| Paraná | 4,653 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,303 | 0.040% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,418 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 2,636 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 2,128 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,545 | 0.040% |
| Pernambuco | 1,469 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 1,461 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 1,305 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 1,047 | 0.027% |
| Maranhão | 1,045 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,035 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 886 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso | 856 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 738 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 695 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 526 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 476 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 460 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 365 | 0.023% |
| Tocantins | 248 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 203 | 0.028% |
| Roraima | 159 | 0.025% |
| Acre | 131 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
The spelling with y, the most common in the group; according to Behind the Name, it comes from the usual form of the surname derived from Brian.
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 Bryan
What does the name Bryan mean?
The meaning of Bryan 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 Bryan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 71,679 people with the first name Bryan, which ranks it number 419 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Bryan a boy's or a girl's name?
Bryan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 746 women and 70,933 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Bryan?
Bryan is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bryan most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.058% of the state's population is named Bryan (9,348 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Bryan?
Brian. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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