Briana

#661 for girls in 2025, 431 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1994 · 5,000 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
97,120
since 1950

Briana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #68, 1994girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#661431—
2024#536565—
2023#470655—
2022#538572#12,3305
2021#631469—
2020#614475—
2019#558547—
2018#542574—
2017#463679—
2016#443725—
2015#421765—
2014#419766—
2013#350916—
2012#2991,063—
2011#2351,339—
2010#1831,692#8,1399
2009#1512,075#9,8647
2008#1462,355—
2007#1202,826#10,9216
2006#1232,784#9,5857
2005#1262,542—
2004#1202,826#5,81313
2003#1143,059—
2002#1023,262#6,08811
2001#1013,236—
2000#833,754#9,1126
1999#823,839—
1998#794,153#7,5607
1997#724,476#7,2817
1996#724,735#5,53510
1995#744,612#4,79112
1994#685,000#3,32620
1993#714,880#4,22714
1992#794,350#5,23610
1991#953,689#4,47612
1990#1093,067#4,67311
1989#1262,353#3,20518
1988#1581,802#5,2008
1987#1901,450—
1986#2351,106—
1985#307788#5,1477
1984#292816#5,5616
1983#335688—
1982#341704—
1981#394572—
1980#381602—
1979#420500—
1978#504377—
1977#514362—
1976#736200—
1975#785179—
1974#1,013118—
1973#980121—
1972#1,16992—
1971#1,16499—
1970#1,47468—
1969#1,37070—
1968#1,67848—
1967#2,07932—
1966#3,40014—
1965#2,15430—
1964#3,24416—
1963#2,54323—
1962#2,21029—
1961#2,60822—
1960#3,35714—
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1958#3,92510—
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five girls were named Briana! It came in at #3,962, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1952, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Briana is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedNHWashington: #393 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,692 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #505 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsMNIllinois: #341 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,632 girlsILWisconsin: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsWIMichigan: #605 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,167 girlsMINew York: #197 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 961 girlsNYMassachusetts: #302 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsMARhode Island: #137 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 426 girlsRIOregon: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsORNevada: #300 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedSDIowa: #419 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsIAIndiana: #719 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,754 girlsINOhio: #432 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsOHPennsylvania: #367 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsPANew Jersey: #299 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsNJConnecticut: #212 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 836 girlsCTCalifornia: #205 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsCAUtah: #733 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,581 girlsUTColorado: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,494 girlsCONebraska: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsNEMissouri: #536 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsMOKentucky: #537 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsVAMaryland: #348 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedDEArizona: #302 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsNMKansas: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsKSArkansas: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsARTennessee: #241 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #355 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #186 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 532 girlsDCOklahoma: #491 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsOKLouisiana: #340 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsMSAlabama: #284 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsALGeorgia: #295 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedHITexas: #216 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsTXFlorida: #212 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#137 · 1 in 426
  2. District of Columbia#186 · 1 in 532
  3. New York#197 · 1 in 961
  4. California#205 · 1 in 1,010
  5. Connecticut#212 · 1 in 836

Best ever in a state: #16 in District of Columbia, 1997.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#13771 in 426
District of Columbia#18661 in 532
New York#197961 in 961
California#2052071 in 1,010
Connecticut#212141 in 836
Florida#212771 in 1,034
Texas#2161471 in 1,077
Tennessee#241281 in 1,067
South Carolina#281151 in 1,162
Alabama#284161 in 1,154
New Mexico#29171 in 1,012
Georgia#295341 in 1,392
New Jersey#299271 in 1,352
Nevada#30091 in 1,147
Arizona#302231 in 1,347
Massachusetts#302181 in 1,413
Nebraska#31071 in 1,107
Kansas#314111 in 1,196
Louisiana#340141 in 1,407
Illinois#341361 in 1,632
Maryland#348161 in 1,506
North Carolina#355271 in 1,628
Colorado#356151 in 1,494
Pennsylvania#367301 in 1,758
Virginia#390201 in 1,819
Washington#393181 in 1,692
Wisconsin#406131 in 1,773
Arkansas#41371 in 1,627
Iowa#41971 in 1,790
Ohio#432231 in 2,242
Oklahoma#49181 in 2,060
Minnesota#505101 in 2,403
Mississippi#51851 in 2,127
Missouri#536101 in 2,692
Kentucky#53771 in 2,592
Oregon#56861 in 2,475
Michigan#605131 in 3,167
Indiana#71981 in 3,754
Utah#73351 in 3,581
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Briana
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 125 spots since 2024 (#536 → #661)
  • 47 spots since 2020 (#614 → #661)
  • 240 spots since 2015 (#421 → #661)
  • Biggest jump: 228 spots in 1975 (#1,013 → #785)
  • Biggest drop: 125 spots in 2025 (#536 → #661)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 1994 at #68 (5,000 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1991–2000
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1975–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 357
  • Highest: 1 in 357 girls born in 1994 were named Briana (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,729 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 44.1% of all girls named Briana (42,801) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s72#2,926 (1957)#4,232
1960s298#1,370 (1969)#2,464
1970s2,116#420 (1979)#876
1980s10,881#126 (1989)#276
1990s42,801#68 (1994)#80
2000s28,719#83 (2000)#119
2010s9,066#183 (2010)#391
2020s3,167#470 (2023)#575

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Briana in 2012

girls
#299
1,063 births · 1 in 1,657 girls

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #299Briana1,063
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,657 of them was named Briana, which outranked 98.5% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Briana
  1. #296Giuliana1,073
  2. #297Georgia1,068
  3. #298Haylee1,064
  4. #299Briana1,063
  5. #299Elliana1,063
  6. #301Phoebe1,061
  7. #302Yaretzi1,058
  8. #303Fatima1,057

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2012 →