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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1925

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 86 recorded years as a table

Brien, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1925	4
1926	5
1933	7
1939	10
1941	6
1942	7
1943	5
1944	10
1945	10
1946	10
1947	9
1948	8
1949	14
1950	15
1951	14
1952	21
1953	17
1954	20
1955	20
1956	25
1957	32
1958	34
1959	36
1960	33
1961	44
1962	34
1963	49
1964	41
1965	38
1966	48
1967	51
1968	51
1969	54
1970	45
1971	49
1972	43
1973	52
1974	44
1975	44
1976	36
1977	29
1978	40
1979	35
1980	41
1981	39
1982	34
1983	36
1984	28
1985	37
1986	26
1987	26
1988	32
1989	28
1990	25
1991	20
1992	31
1993	20
1994	28
1995	25
1996	23
1997	24
1998	13
1999	26
2000	15
2001	13
2002	19
2003	17
2004	12
2005	14
2006	12
2007	11
2008	5
2009	7
2010	6
2011	5
2012	7
2013	7
2014	3
2015	5
2016	4
2017	6
2018	6
2020	4
2021	3
2024	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Brien isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #9,714
How rare: 1 in 244,010 boys
Since 1925: 3,588

Most popular in 1969, at 54 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 13% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.