Briane
The Story of Briane
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Briane as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Briane — #4,687 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Briane on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Briane last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 296 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Briane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1976: 7 births, good for #4,420 nationwide. About 51% of every Briane on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Briane last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 55 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Briane
Briane is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 296 births in the dataset. Briane's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,687. Use the chart and map above to compare Briane's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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