Brajan
A Polish spelling of Brian, from a Germanic root meaning "noble, high-born". It caught on in the 2000s and has slipped every year since, still a boys-only name and uncommon enough that meeting one sticks.
Brajan Pronunciation
Brajan is pronounced BRAH-yahn (/ˈbrajan/).
What Brajan means
Where Brajan comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Brajan traces back to a Germanic root that means noble and high born. The name arrived in Poland through English, where it takes the form Brian, and Polish families set it down as it sounds to them. The Polish ear did the spelling.
The meaning has stayed close to that old sense of rank. Someone called Brajan carries a word that once marked a person as elevated, set above the ordinary. The name became a familiar entry in Polish birth records from the 1990s on. In a school register it looks modern, almost imported, yet the Germanic sense of high standing sits underneath.
Noble, high born. That is what the name has meant, and Brajan keeps that meaning in a Polish spelling of Brian.
When Brajan celebrates name day
Brajan appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 10 December.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Brajan
1 in 3490 men in Poland is named Brajan. 6,116 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #448 among male names.
Brajan's popularity over time
45 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #367 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Where parents choose Brajan
Brajan is most popular in Lubusz, 76% above the national average (32 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Kuyavian-Pomeranian (+75%) and Warmian-Masurian (+60%). It is least common in Podlaskie and Lesser Poland, 75% and 52% below average respectively.
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Lubusz
+76%1 in 1,552 babies
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian
+75%1 in 1,563 babies
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Warmian-Masurian
+60%1 in 1,709 babies
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Podlaskie
−75%1 in 10,964 babies
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Lesser Poland
−52%1 in 5,673 babies
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Lublin
−50%1 in 5,404 babies
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Lubusz+76% 32 born1 in 1,552 babies+76%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian+75% 70 born1 in 1,563 babies+75%
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Warmian-Masurian+60% 42 born1 in 1,709 babies+60%
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Greater Poland+47% 116 born1 in 1,856 babies+47%
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Pomeranian+33% 72 born1 in 2,046 babies+33%
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Łódź+29% 60 born1 in 2,112 babies+29%
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West Pomeranian+13% 35 born1 in 2,412 babies+13%
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Silesian+10% 92 born1 in 2,474 babies+10%
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Lower Silesian+9% 63 born1 in 2,494 babies+9%
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Opole+7% 18 born1 in 2,561 babies+7%
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Subcarpathian−3% 43 born1 in 2,804 babies−3%
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Holy Cross−11% 18 born1 in 3,080 babies−11%
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Masovian−49% 66 born1 in 5,368 babies−49%
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Lublin−50% 19 born1 in 5,404 babies−50%
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Lesser Poland−52% 40 born1 in 5,673 babies−52%
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Podlaskie−75% 6 born1 in 10,964 babies−75%
Brajan as a middle name
Brajan is a first name for 6,116 men in Poland and a middle name for another 703, a 90/10 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 270th, between Charles (709) and Jonasz (698).
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#268 Helmut727
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#269 Charles709
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#270 Brajan703
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#271 Jonasz698
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#272 Eduardo697