Brienne
The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château.
Meaning & Origin of Brienne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château.
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The Story of Brienne
Brienne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 20 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 122 Briennes were born — ranking #1,113 that year. As of 2026, Brienne ranks #9,296 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-63%). In total, more than 2K Briennes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Brienne
Brienne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Brienne's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,113. Use the chart and map above to compare Brienne'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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