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Brian

boy name · Irish origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

meaning debated, traditionally "noble, high"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Brian peaked in the 1970s.

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