Briana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-AH-na
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #661 for girls
Briana is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 661st for girls in the US (431 babies).
Where does Briana come from?
Irish: feminine form of Brian
More on Wiktionary.
Is Briana a girl's or a boy's name?
Briana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 431 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Briana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,779th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Briana, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Briana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales and 259th in Northern Ireland.
Briana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,468 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 24 | #1,081 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Briana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 661st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 431 about 1 in 3,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 431 girls in the US were named Briana, making it the 661st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 614th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 5,000 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
2025 had fewer girls named Briana than any year since 1978.
Half of all the girls named Briana in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Briana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 431 | #661 |
| 2024 | 565 | #536 |
| 2023 | 655 | #470 |
| 2022 | 572 | #538 |
| 2021 | 469 | #631 |
| 2020 | 475 | #614 |
| 2019 | 547 | #558 |
| 2018 | 574 | #542 |
| 2017 | 679 | #463 |
| 2016 | 725 | #443 |
| 2015 | 765 | #421 |
| 2014 | 766 | #419 |
| 2013 | 916 | #350 |
| 2012 | 1,063 | #299 |
| 2011 | 1,339 | #235 |
| 2010 | 1,692 | #183 |
| 2009 | 2,075 | #151 |
| 2008 | 2,355 | #146 |
| 2007 | 2,826 | #120 |
| 2006 | 2,784 | #123 |
| 2005 | 2,542 | #126 |
| 2004 | 2,826 | #120 |
| 2003 | 3,059 | #114 |
| 2002 | 3,262 | #102 |
| 2001 | 3,236 | #101 |
| 2000 | 3,754 | #83 |
| 1999 | 3,839 | #82 |
| 1998 | 4,153 | #79 |
| 1997 | 4,476 | #72 |
| 1996 | 4,735 | #72 |
| 1995 | 4,612 | #74 |
| 1994 | 5,000 | #68 |
| 1993 | 4,880 | #71 |
| 1992 | 4,350 | #79 |
| 1991 | 3,689 | #95 |
| 1990 | 3,067 | #109 |
| 1989 | 2,353 | #126 |
| 1988 | 1,802 | #158 |
| 1987 | 1,450 | #190 |
| 1986 | 1,106 | #235 |
| 1985 | 788 | #307 |
| 1984 | 816 | #292 |
| 1983 | 688 | #335 |
| 1982 | 704 | #341 |
| 1981 | 572 | #394 |
| 1980 | 602 | #381 |
| 1979 | 500 | #420 |
| 1978 | 377 | #504 |
| 1977 | 362 | #514 |
| 1976 | 200 | #736 |
| 1975 | 179 | #785 |
| 1974 | 118 | #1,013 |
| 1973 | 121 | #980 |
| 1972 | 92 | #1,169 |
| 1971 | 99 | #1,164 |
| 1970 | 68 | #1,474 |
| 1969 | 70 | #1,370 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,678 |
| 1967 | 32 | #2,079 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 22 | #2,607 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,925 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
Nicknames for Briana
- Bree 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Briana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Keira, Cassidy, Sienna, Eden, Cliodhna, Bree, Caoimhe, Riona, Kiana, Maeve, Aoibheann
Names related to Briana
Brianna, Breanna, Barin, Bryanna, Brianne, Bryana, Brienna, Brieanna, Brianny, Breana, Briany
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Briana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/briana, updated 20 October 2026.