Brielle
Brielle is a modern English feminine given name, a short form of the French name Gabrielle.
Meaning & Origin of Brielle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brielle is a modern English feminine given name, a short form of the French name Gabrielle.
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The Story of Brielle
Brielle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 2,938 Brielles were born — ranking #99 that year. As of 2026, Brielle ranks #159 for baby girls with 1,865 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 52K Brielles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Brielle
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- Brielle Davis (born 1984), an Australian recording artist
- Brielle Von Hugel , a contestant on American Idol
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Names that sound like Brielle
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About the name Brielle
Brielle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Brielle's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #99. Use the chart and map above to compare Brielle'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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