Is Brion a boy or girl name?

Brion is a boy’s name. Of the 2,896 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.1% were girls and 96.9% were boys.

Brion

Recorded 1945–2025 · United States

Brion was most popular in 1957, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,867 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,896 people named Brion.

Brion over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brion’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brion a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brion is a boy’s name — 3.1% of the 2,896 Americans given it were girls and 96.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Brion

Where Brion is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org