Briannah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-AN-a
- Origin
- Irish
Briannah is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Briannah come from?
Irish: spelling of Brianna; feminine form of Brian
Meaning borrowed from Brianna. More on Wiktionary.
Is Briannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Briannah is a girls' name.
How popular is Briannah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 7 girls.
Briannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Briannah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 86 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Briannah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Briannah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3,122 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2,484 |
| 2008 | 86 | #2,267 |
| 2007 | 84 | #2,293 |
| 2006 | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2005 | 83 | #2,203 |
| 2004 | 76 | #2,283 |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,704 |
| 2002 | 65 | #2,444 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 61 | #2,476 |
| 1999 | 61 | #2,402 |
| 1998 | 63 | #2,241 |
| 1997 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 50 | #2,511 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Nicknames for Briannah
- Bree 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Briannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Cassidy Caoimhe Kiara Niamh Bree Teagan Caragh Aoibheann Clodagh Nevaeh Sienna
Names related to Briannah
Brianna Briana Breanna Bryanna Brianne Brienna Brieanna Brihanna Brianny Briany Brionna
More Irish names
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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, “Briannah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/briannah, updated 20 October 2026.