Obryan
Boy · oh-BRY-un · Irish
Obryan 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 Obryan 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 Obryan a girl's or a boy's name?
Obryan is a boys' name.
How popular is Obryan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Obryan in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Obryan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Obryan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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