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Brianna

Girl

Meaning of Brianna: Irish: 'high or noble'

Brianna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 228th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 539th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#228

1,372 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#539

72 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

265,237

First recorded 1963 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 727 babies1982: 891 babies1983: 972 babies1984: 1,362 babies1985: 1,420 babies1986: 1,815 babies1987: 2,294 babies1988: 2,976 babies1989: 4,007 babies1990: 5,689 babies19901991: 6,579 babies1992: 7,309 babies1993: 8,793 babies1994: 10,537 babies1995: 11,901 babies1996: 11,943 babies1997: 12,021 babies1998: 12,059 babies1999: 12,438 babies2000: 12,898 babies20002001: 11,796 babies2002: 11,535 babies2003: 10,606 babies2004: 9,857 babies2005: 9,382 babies2006: 9,383 babies2007: 8,864 babies2008: 8,292 babies2009: 7,365 babies2010: 6,288 babies20102011: 5,190 babies2012: 4,655 babies2013: 3,924 babies2014: 3,616 babies2015: 3,481 babies2016: 3,098 babies2017: 2,527 babies2018: 2,249 babies2019: 1,937 babies2020: 1,878 babies20202021: 1,601 babies2022: 1,714 babies2023: 1,885 babies2024: 1,682 babies2025: 1,372 babies
US babies named Brianna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12,898.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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