Briyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRY-an
- Origin
- Irish
Briyan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “high, noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Briyan mean?
Irish: respelling of Brian
“high, noble”
Respelling of Brian, the name borne by Brian Boru, the Irish high king killed at Clontarf in 1014.
Is Briyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Briyan is a boys' name.
How popular is Briyan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Briyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Briyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Briyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Aiden Keegan Declan Ronan Finn Kayden Teagan Brogan Kian Finnegan Deegan
Names related to Briyan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Briyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/briyan, updated 20 October 2026.