Brianna
Usage of Brianna in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Brianna against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Brianna is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
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Brianna is the feminine form of Brian, meaning “strong” or “noble.” Brianna was virtually unknown in the 1960s yet climbed into the top hundred by the 1990s, though it does appear in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. Brianna is also read as “from the high hill” or “one who ascends.” Brianna is also glossed as “raven.”
Brianna in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,372 girls were named Brianna, making it the #222 girls' name in the US. Since 1963, 264,799 girls have been named Brianna, with the most (12,880) in 2000. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, Maryland and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Celebrities named Brianna
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Brianna as a pet name
FurryName has found 32 dogs named Brianna in public pet registers, making it the #4,531 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (17), New York City (13), Surf Coast Shire (1). Brianna as a dog name →
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