Brianna

/ bree-AN-ah /
girlmodernclassicstrongirish

“strong and noble” — Irish

#1812024 rank
2000peak year
263,402babies named Brianna since 1880
▼ 14%5-year trend

Brianna popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200018801920196020002024

What does Brianna mean?

An English feminine form of Brian, from Old Celtic brigo- 'high, noble' or Irish brigh 'strength, force'. Widely used since the 1970s.

OriginIrish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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Spellings & variants

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