Briann
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-AN
- Origin
- Irish
Briann is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Briann mean?
Irish: variant of Brianne, feminine of Brian
Brian is the name of Brian Boru, the 11th-century High King of Ireland.
Is Briann a girl's or a boy's name?
Briann is a girls' name.
How popular is Briann in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 90 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Briann in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Briann in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,953 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 64 | #2,434 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 53 | #2,567 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,942 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,683 |
| 1995 | 80 | #1,783 |
| 1994 | 63 | #2,137 |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,826 |
| 1992 | 62 | #2,151 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,843 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Nicknames for Briann
- Bri 10 girls in the US in 2025
Names like Briann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Cassidy Brynn Devyn Keegan Brenna Regan Brooklyn Kaitlyn Ashlyn Reagan Fallon
Names related to Briann
Brianna Briana Breanna Bryanna Brianny Brianne Briany Breanne
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Briann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/briann, updated 20 October 2026.