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O'Brien

What does O'Brien mean?

O'Brien Pronunciation of O'Brien as a name for boys. The meaning of O'Brien is "high, noble". O'Brien is a version of Brian (Celtic, Irish, Gaelic): could also mean "strength".

ENDS WITH -en

ASSOCIATED WITH high (great), noble

Variations

RELATED FORMS VIA BRIAN Brien, Brion, Bryen

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
O'Brien Syrus (O.S.), ..

How popular is O'Brien?

O'Brien is a rare first name for men. O'Brien is an equivalently unique surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Brian (#235 FROM RECENT DATA), Brien and Brion are the prominent related forms of O'Brien (NOT RANKED) ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of O'Brien were at the top of their popularity during 1970-1979 (USAGE OF 1.96%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 0.09%, 95.4%), with the form Brian becoming less trendy. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Brian, Brien, Brion in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Brian outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Adrien, Arien, Aydrien, Bren, Ciprien, Cyprien, Darien, Darrien, Dorien, Dorrien, Florien, Hadrien, Oren, Oriel, Orin, Orion, Orren, Orrin, Orsen and Siprien. These names tend to be more commonly used than O'Brien.

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