Masculine dossier · first seen 1925

Brien

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Brien
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1963

Peak era

1963

Peak rank proxy

100

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1925Peak 19632024

Peak year

1963

Decline from peak

94%

2024

All-time

3,581

Brien is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1963, when 100 boys were named Brien.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 94% from its peak.

All told, about 3,581 Americans have been named Brien and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1925.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1963

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