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 [ 2 syll. bryan, br-y-an ] The boy name Bryan is pronounced as BRAYahN KEY. Bryan is largely used in English and German, and its origin is Celtic. Bryan is a spelling variant of the name Brian (English and Irish). Bryan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity increased from the 1910s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1977, 0.462% of baby boys were named Bryan. Its ranking then was #42. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.254% and its ranking #82, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2008, Bryan was more commonly used than the subsequent ranked name, Brian (English and Irish), by 5.263% . Baby names that sound like Bryan include Brian (English and Irish), Brien (English), Brion (English), Bryen (English), Bryon (English), Bajram (Albanian), Baram (Hebrew), Baran (Russian), Barna (Hungarian), Barney (English), Barnie (English), Barny (English), Baron (English), Barron (English), Berin (English), Berman (English), Bernie (English), Berno (Czech), Berny (English), and Berwin. Details of famous persons named Bryan: KEY: Pronunciation for Bryan: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
