Bryan

Variation of Brian, Irish

"strong, virtuous, and honorable"

Bryan Origin and Meaning

The name Bryan is a boy's name of Irish, British origin meaning "strong, virtuous, and honorable".

An alternate spelling of Brian, Bryan's one of the most enduring of Irish imports. Bryan is now slightly more popular than the original, with associations to Bryan Cranston, Bryan Ferry and Bryan Brown.

Bryan Rank in US Top 1000

# 305 in the US

Bryan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 753 on Nameberry

Bryan Popularity

• 305 US 2023
• 753 Nameberry 2024
• 520 England 2023
• 54 Portugal 2020
• 185 Switzerland 2022

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Famous People Named Bryan

• Bryan Lee Cranston American actor
• Bryan Adams Canadian singer,songwriter
• Bryan Ferry English lead singer of band Roxy Music
• Bryan Fuller American screenwriter and showrunner, creator of "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal"
• Bryan Robson English footballer and manager
• Bryan Stevenson American lawyer and social justice activist
• Bryan Singer American film director
• Bryan Williams aka Birdman aka Baby American rapper
• Bryan Michael Cox, American pop songwriter
• Bryan Kirkwood American actor; twin brother Denny Kirkwood
• Bryan Davis American Christian fantasy novelist
• Bryan Brown Australian actor (married to actress Rachel Ward)
• Bryan Lanning American vlogger as part of "Daily Bumps"
• Bryan Dawson American musician of rock band "The Cab"
• Bryan Le Youtube star
• Bryan Johnson actor and star of AMC's Comic Book Men
• Bryan Dechart twitch streamer and Connor from Detroit: Become Human

Bryan in Pop Culture

• Bryan from The Crazie Crew and Team Edge (YouTube)