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Briana

girl name
Origin
Irish
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s/2000s
Today
▼ Cooling

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Meaning

feminine form of Brian, traditionally meaning 'noble' or 'strong'

The story

Briana takes Brian, one of Ireland's great royal names, and gives it a feminine ending; it is traditionally read as noble and strong. In American usage it is essentially modern: scarcely seen before the 1970s, it climbed quickly from there, with its strongest run coming in the 1990s and 2000s before easing. Those peak years belong to its most storied bearer, Briana Scurry, goalkeeper of the 1999 United States World Cup team, whose lunging save in the final's penalty shootout against China set up the most famous victory in American women's soccer. She won two Olympic golds as well and later became the first Black woman inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The chart crested while she was making history; we cannot prove the connection, but the timing is hard to ignore.

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How popular is Briana around the world?

In the United States, 3,172 babies were named Briana between 2020 and 2025. In Argentina, 780 newborns were given the name Briana in 2024.

Briana is on the official records of the United States, Argentina, Montevideo, Mexico City, Chile, Austria, Canada, South Australia, France, Spain, England and Wales and Brazil.

United States

1 in 6,900

In the United States, 3,172 babies were named Briana between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Briana peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Argentina

1 in 850

In Argentina, 780 newborns were given the name Briana in 2024.

2012peak 20162024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Montevideo City

1 in 2,200 · 2011

In Montevideo, 11 girls named Briana were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.

1990peak 2010

share of that year’s births on record

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Mexico City City

1 in 2,900

In Mexico City, there were 41 registrations of Briana in 2022.

2000peak 2022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (3 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Chile

1 in 5,600

In Chile, 32 girls were registered as Briana in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1960peak 2020

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Austria

1 in 13,000

In Austria, 6 girls named Briana were born in 2025, the 672nd most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Canada

1 in 18,000

In Canada, 20 girls named Briana were born in 2024, ranked 1,231st among girls that year.

peak 19982024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Briana in 2017.

1960peak 19992017

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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France

1 in 26,000

In France, about 25 girls named Briana were born in 2025, ranked 1,277th among girls that year.

1990peak 20062025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Spain

1 in 53,000

In Spain, 843 residents are named Briana, ranked 1,659th among women, with a mean age of 5.5 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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England and Wales

1 in 53,000

In England and Wales, 11 girls named Briana were born in 2025, ranked 2,440th among girls that year.

1996peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Brazil

1 in 200,000

At the 2022 census, 1,006 people in Brazil were named Briana, ranked 8,255th, with a median age of 6.
Among people named Briana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

1980speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 381 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Ireland

last on record 2024

Briana is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.

1990peak 20062025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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New Zealand

last on record 2011

Briana is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

1990peak 20002025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Poland

last on record 2024

Briana is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2024

Briana is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 337 babies have carried the name there since 1998.

1998peak 20092025

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Scotland

last on record 2021

Briana is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Briana

Most people given the name Briana in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Briana you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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