ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1950 First Year 2026 Last Year 1994 Peak Year #68 Peak Rank 98K Total Count 75 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Briana What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Brianna, Breanna, Briana, and Bryanna are feminine given names. Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian as "Briana" is the original spelling. The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brianna) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brianna) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * English 📖 ## The Story of Briana American parents first put Briana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1950, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 5,000 Brianas were born — ranking #68 that year. About 44% of every Briana on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Briana ranks #483 for baby girls with 631 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 98K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Briana Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Briana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Breana](/breana) * [Breann](/breann) * [Breanna](/breanna) * [Breanne](/breanne) * [Bree](/bree) * [Bria](/bria) * [Brianna](/brianna) * [Brianne](/brianne) * [Brie](/brie) * [Bryana](/bryana) * [Bryanna](/bryanna) * [Bryanne](/bryanne) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Briana Phonetically similar names — useful when Briana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Brianna](/brianna) * [Breanna](/breanna) * [Brianne](/brianne) * [Breana](/breana) * [Bryanna](/bryanna) * [Brina](/brina) * [Brana](/brana) * [Brenna](/brenna) * [Bryony](/bryony) * [Briony](/briony) * [Bruna](/bruna) * [Breon](/breon) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Briana What does the name Briana mean? Brianna, Breanna, Briana, and Bryanna are feminine given names. Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian as "Briana" is the original spelling. The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. What is the origin of the name Briana? Briana has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Briana in 2026? In 2026, Briana ranks #483 among girls' names in the U.S., with 631 babies given the name that year. When was Briana most popular? Briana reached its peak popularity in 1994, ranking #68 that year with 5,000 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Briana most popular? Briana has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Rhode Island, New Mexico. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Briana. Is Briana a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Briana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Briana? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Briana include Flora, Veronica, Eileen. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Briana? Common variants and related forms of Briana include Breana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Bree, Bria. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧FloraPeak #68](/flora)[👧VeronicaPeak #68](/veronica)[👧EileenPeak #68](/eileen)[👧VickiePeak #68](/vickie)[👧MarshaPeak #68](/marsha)[👧EdenPeak #68](/eden)[👧CheyennePeak #68](/cheyenne)[👧SusiePeak #67](/susie) ## About the name Briana Briana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 98K births in the dataset. Briana's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #68\. Use the chart and map above to compare Briana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1994 → ](/year/1994) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "B" → ](/letter/b) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.