Briona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-ON-a
- Origin
- Irish
Briona is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Briona mean?
Irish: spelling of Brionna, itself a spelling of Brianna, a feminine form of Brian
A spelling of Brianna, a feminine form of the Irish name Brian.
Meaning borrowed from Brionna.
Is Briona a girl's or a boy's name?
Briona is a girls' name.
How popular is Briona in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 122 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Briona in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Briona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,379 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,915 |
| 2005 | 50 | #3,122 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,738 |
| 2003 | 78 | #2,200 |
| 2002 | 80 | #2,110 |
| 2001 | 61 | #2,508 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 73 | #2,092 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,880 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,528 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,683 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,423 |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,377 |
| 1993 | 122 | #1,350 |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,736 |
| 1991 | 66 | #2,052 |
| 1990 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Briona
- Bree 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Briona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Brianna, Mckenna, Brenna, Teagan, Briana, Kiara, Brynn, Breanna, Devyn, Bryanna, Kierra
Names related to Briona
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Briona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/briona, updated 20 October 2026.