UK boy's name
Brychan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Brychan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Brychan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3449, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 9 births.
This profile covers 89 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 56% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 88 living people in the UK are called Brychan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Brychan ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 9 boys were registered as Brychan.
- • About 88 living people in the UK are estimated to have Brychan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3449
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2005
9 births
Estimated living
88
2026
Popularity
Brychan over time
The chart below shows babies named Brychan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Brychan, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brychan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Brychan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4282 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3655 | 24 | 5 |
| 2000s | #2904 | 45 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2312 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Brychan
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Brychan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Brychan in the UK right now?
In 2022, Brychan was ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Brychan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 9 babies registered as Brychan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Brychan in the UK?
A total of 89 babies have been registered as Brychan across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.