Braian
Boy · BRY-an · Irish
Braian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “high, noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Braian mean?
Irish: Spanish-style spelling of Brian
“high, noble”
Spanish-style spelling of Brian, an Irish name made famous by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, who died in 1014.
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- BRY-an
Is Braian a girl's or a boy's name?
Braian is a boys' name.
How popular is Braian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Braian in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Braian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Braian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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