Brianne

Where Brianne comes from

A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s.
— Wiktionary's entry for Brianne
  • Celtic
  • Vowel-ended
Brianne through the years
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #4,764 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #168
    1,663 babies named Brianne, the most in any year.
  3. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #337.
  4. 1988
    Brianne Theisen-Eaton born
    Canadian athlete
  5. 1989
    Brianne Howey born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Namesakes
  • Brianne Theisen-Eaton · Canadian athlete, born 1988
  • Brianne Howey · American actress, born 1989
  • Brianne Jenner · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1991
  • Brianne Tju · American actress, born 1998
  • Brianne McLaughlin · American women's ice hockey player, born 1987

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.