Popularity in Ireland
Numbers
| Brian (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | - | - | |
| 2022 | - | - | |
| 2021 | - | - | |
| 2020 | - | - | |
| 2019 | - | - | |
| 2018 | - | - | |
| 2017 | - | - | |
| 2016 | - | - | |
| 2015 | #95 | 76 | |
| 2014 | - | - | |
| 2013 | #92 | 81 | |
| 2012 | #91 | 90 | |
| 2011 | #92 | 88 | |
| 2010 | #82 | 98 | |
| 2009 | #69 | 113 | |
| 2008 | #49 | 172 | |
| 2007 | #51 | 156 | |
| 2006 | #52 | 145 | |
| 2005 | #43 | 169 | |
| 2004 | #45 | 165 | |
| 2003 | #40 | 169 | |
| 2002 | #38 | 179 | |
| 2001 | #39 | 197 | |
| 2000 | #36 | 204 | |
| 1999 | #36 | 197 | |
| 1998 | #35 | 181 | |
| 1997 | #24 | 315 | |
| 1996 | #24 | 329 | |
| 1995 | #20 | 349 | |
| 1994 | #19 | 360 | |
| 1993 | #17 | 379 | |
| 1992 | #18 | 377 | |
| 1991 | #17 | 427 | |
| 1990 | #14 | 510 | |
| 1989 | #14 | 489 | |
| 1988 | #15 | 492 | |
| 1987 | #12 | 545 | |
| 1986 | #10 | 668 | |
| 1985 | #9 | 689 | |
| 1984 | #10 | 728 | |
| 1983 | #9 | 747 | |
| 1982 | #8 | 835 | |
| 1981 | #7 | 907 | |
| 1980 | #7 | 944 | |
| 1979 | #7 | 895 | |
| 1978 | #8 | 857 | |
| 1977 | #7 | 865 | |
| 1976 | #9 | 812 | |
| 1975 | #10 | 726 | |
| 1974 | #9 | 688 | |
| 1973 | #9 | 692 | |
| 1972 | #9 | 684 | |
| 1971 | #9 | 736 | |
| 1970 | #10 | 651 | |
| 1969 | #10 | 678 | |
| 1968 | #10 | 631 | |
| 1967 | #11 | 616 | |
| 1966 | #14 | 597 | |
| 1965 | #13 | 585 | |
| 1964 | #14 | 464 | |
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