How to pronouce Brian
Brian ARPAbet pronounciation: B R AY1 AH0 N
Brian IPA pronounciation: braษชษn
Brian
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How to pronouce, type, and say Brian
See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Brian.
How to spell and type Brian
Brian in readable ASCII: brian
Brian in hex: brian
What does Brian rhyme with?
English words that rhyme with Brian.
The name Brian rhymes with:
| brion | bryan | bryen | bryon | cryan |
| dian | dion | ghanaian | guyon | hawaiian |
| himalayan | hyun | ion | ixion | lion |
| lyon | mayan | mcbrien | mion | nvryan |
| o'brian | o'bryan | obrian | obryan | olayan |
| orion | orion | paraguayan | rion | ryan |
| ryen | ryon | scion | tryon | uruguayan |
| wian | wion | wyan | zeien | zion |
Where is the name Brian popular?
See what countries the name Brian is most popular in.
A person named Brian is likely from one of the following countries:
- Australia ๐ฆ๐บ (boy)
- Canada ๐จ๐ฆ (boy)
- France ๐ซ๐ท (boy)
- Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช (boy)
- Italy ๐ฎ๐น (boy)
- Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ (boy)
- Portugal ๐ต๐น (boy)
- United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง (boy)
- United States ๐บ๐ธ (boy)
- United States ๐บ๐ธ (girl)
Can Brian be a girls name?
See where Brian is used as a girls name.
Brian is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
Can Brian be a boys name?
See where Brian is used as a boys name.
Brian is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
- ๐ซ๐ท France
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
- ๐ฎ๐น Italy
- ๐ต๐น Portugal
- ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
Brian popularity by country
See how popular Brian is for boys or girls in 10 country data sets.
In 2017 Brian was the 416th most popular boys name in Netherlands.
In 2002 Brian was the 76th most popular boys name in Canada.
In 1984 Brian was the 96th most popular boys name in Australia.
In 2018 Brian was the 235th most popular boys name in United States.
In 2008 Brian was the 469th most popular boys name in France.
In 1984 Brian was the 975th most popular girls name in United States.
In 2015 Brian was the 95th most popular boys name in Ireland.
In 2018 Brian was the 167th most popular boys name in Italy.
In 2017 Brian was the 87th most popular boys name in Portugal.
In 2018 Brian was the 450th most popular boys name in United Kingdom.
What ethnicity is the name Brian?
Global data on the ethnicity of the name Brian.
What ethnicity is someone with the name Brian likely to be?
- Brian has a 0.43% chance of being East Asian
- Brian has a 0.79% chance of being Japanese
- Brian has a 0.39% chance of being South Asian
- Brian has a 0.10% chance of being African
- Brian has a 0.33% chance of being Muslim
- Brian has a 64.76% chance of being British
- Brian has a 1.46% chance of being Eastern European
- Brian has a 11.94% chance of being Jewish
- Brian has a 4.55% chance of being French
- Brian has a 6.43% chance of being Germanic
- Brian has a 1.89% chance of being Hispanic
- Brian has a 3.22% chance of being Italian
- Brian has a 3.71% chance of being Nordic
Brian Probabilities
Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Brian.
What is the most common profile of a person named Brian
Someone with the name Brian was most likely born in 1972.
Someone with the name Brian is most likely to be male.
Someone with the name Brian is most likely from this generation: Generation X.
What names are similar to the name Brian?
Find similar names to Brian.
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