Obrian
Boy · oh-BRY-un · Irish
Obrian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Brian”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Obrian mean?
Irish: respelling of the Irish surname O'Brien, Ó Briain
“descendant of Brian”
Respelling of O'Brien, the surname of the descendants of Brian Boru, the high king of Ireland killed at Clontarf in 1014.
- Say it
- oh-BRY-un
Is Obrian a girl's or a boy's name?
Obrian is a boys' name.
How popular is Obrian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Obrian in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Obrian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
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