Obrian
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of Brien; high or noble; variant spelling of O'Brien.
Obrian by the numbers
Obrian was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 29 babies in 1987, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Brien
Like Obrian, each of these traces back to Brien: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Bryantnoble, high; form of Brien462 in the US (2017)
- Briannestrong, noble; feminine form of Brien50 in the US (2017)
- Briennoble high; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Brinfair or noble; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
- Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
- Brinlynnfair or noble with -lynn suffix; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Obrian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Orian25 in the US (2017)
- Orionhunter; name of constellation and mythological figure1,047 in the US (2017)
- Osianlittle deer; a form of Oisín165 in England and Wales (2025)
- Orhanorphan122 in England and Wales (2025)
- Orrinpine tree; a form of Orrin or Orin65 in the US (2017)
- Omarianlong-lived; related to Omara8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Obrian
Names that are said the same way as Obrian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Obrian, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Obrian
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