Obryan
Masculine
Obryan entered the US charts in 1982, peaked at #2098 in 1984, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Obryan?
Obryan first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Obryan alive today was born around 1990, making them about 35 years old. About 300 people named Obryan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Obryan most popular?
Obryan peaked in 1984, reaching #2098 nationally. See the whole 1984 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most boys named
- 198425 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2098reached in 1984
- Change vs 2020
- +20.0%6 in 2021, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Obryans among us
people named Obryan are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Obryan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Obryans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Obryan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Obryan in 2025?
- Obryan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Obryan with classmates?
- Obryan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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