Brianna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-AN-a
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #439 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #222 for girls
Brianna is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 439th for girls in the UK (101 babies) and 222nd for girls in the US (1,372 babies).
Where does Brianna come from?
Irish: feminine form of Brian
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Is Brianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Brianna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 101 girls in the UK and 1,372 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brianna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 439th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 101 about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 101 girls in the UK were named Brianna, making it the 439th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 367th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 135 girls.
Half of all the girls named Brianna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 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 531st in England and Wales, 242nd in Scotland and 161st in Northern Ireland.
Brianna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #439 |
| 2024 | 89 | #500 |
| 2023 | 117 | #398 |
| 2022 | 117 | #409 |
| 2021 | 122 | #407 |
| 2020 | 132 | #367 |
| 2019 | 95 | #482 |
| 2018 | 98 | #493 |
| 2017 | 98 | #495 |
| 2016 | 79 | #585 |
| 2015 | 90 | #523 |
| 2014 | 83 | #562 |
| 2013 | 81 | #564 |
| 2012 | 106 | #466 |
| 2011 | 123 | #412 |
| 2010 | 132 | #380 |
| 2009 | 116 | #411 |
| 2008 | 135 | #368 |
| 2007 | 122 | #381 |
| 2006 | 130 | #361 |
| 2005 | 106 | #404 |
| 2004 | 91 | #434 |
| 2003 | 77 | #480 |
| 2002 | 65 | #509 |
| 2001 | 57 | #558 |
| 2000 | 60 | #531 |
| 1999 | 70 | #472 |
| 1998 | 69 | #483 |
| 1997 | 35 | #758 |
| 1996 | 34 | #733 |
How popular is Brianna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 222nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,372 about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,372 girls in the US were named Brianna, making it the 222nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 145th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12,880 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had fewer girls named Brianna than any year since 1984.
Half of all the girls named Brianna in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brianna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,372 | #222 |
| 2024 | 1,677 | #181 |
| 2023 | 1,885 | #152 |
| 2022 | 1,709 | #171 |
| 2021 | 1,601 | #184 |
| 2020 | 1,878 | #145 |
| 2019 | 1,937 | #147 |
| 2018 | 2,244 | #132 |
| 2017 | 2,522 | #123 |
| 2016 | 3,098 | #97 |
| 2015 | 3,475 | #82 |
| 2014 | 3,616 | #85 |
| 2013 | 3,915 | #71 |
| 2012 | 4,646 | #51 |
| 2011 | 5,183 | #45 |
| 2010 | 6,281 | #30 |
| 2009 | 7,357 | #24 |
| 2008 | 8,278 | #23 |
| 2007 | 8,855 | #22 |
| 2006 | 9,370 | #20 |
| 2005 | 9,370 | #20 |
| 2004 | 9,804 | #17 |
| 2003 | 10,584 | #17 |
| 2002 | 11,524 | #17 |
| 2001 | 11,776 | #18 |
| 2000 | 12,880 | #15 |
| 1999 | 12,419 | #14 |
| 1998 | 12,047 | #17 |
| 1997 | 12,008 | #17 |
| 1996 | 11,925 | #17 |
| 1995 | 11,881 | #21 |
| 1994 | 10,516 | #27 |
| 1993 | 8,775 | #32 |
| 1992 | 7,296 | #43 |
| 1991 | 6,561 | #51 |
| 1990 | 5,680 | #61 |
| 1989 | 3,995 | #77 |
| 1988 | 2,963 | #96 |
| 1987 | 2,287 | #122 |
| 1986 | 1,815 | #154 |
| 1985 | 1,420 | #190 |
| 1984 | 1,355 | #197 |
| 1983 | 972 | #242 |
| 1982 | 891 | #273 |
| 1981 | 727 | #324 |
| 1980 | 708 | #341 |
| 1979 | 713 | #328 |
| 1978 | 299 | #574 |
| 1977 | 223 | #698 |
| 1976 | 138 | #932 |
| 1975 | 78 | #1,365 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,961 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 33 | #2,276 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1970 | 31 | #2,395 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
Nicknames for Brianna
- Bree 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Brianna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Kiara, Cassidy, Sienna, Eden, Caoimhe, Aoibheann, Quinn, Kiana, Rowan, Aoife, Orla
Other spellings of Brianna
Names related to Brianna
Briana, Breanna, Bryanna, Brienne, Brianne, Brienna, Brieanna, Brianny, Briany
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
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, “Brianna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brianna, updated 20 October 2026.