Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1993

Bria

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Bria, a surname of uncertain meaning Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,163 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

Borrowed from Italian Bria, a surname of uncertain meaning.

Rank 2025
#1,163
among girls · ↓161 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
199
named Bria · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,077
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1993
1,698 babies
All-time total
16,870
#1,185 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Bria popularity over time

16,870 babies have been named Bria since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 5 5 1 – –
1970s 189 6 195 20 +3800% #1,920
1980s 656 39 695 70 +256% #1,294
1990s 6,778 5 6,783 678 +876% #175
2000s 3,139 – 3,139 314 -54% #659
2010s 4,223 – 4,223 422 +35% #522
2020s (to 2025) 1,830 – 1,830 305 -28% #760

Where Bria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 187 0.12 outside top 500
2027 178 0.11 outside top 500
2028 171 0.11 outside top 500
2029 165 0.10 outside top 500
2030 160 0.10 outside top 500

Where Bria is most popular

Girls named Bria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.183 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Hawaii.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Bria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 53 0.491 +168%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +149%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +138%
Wisconsin 43 0.417 +128%
Pennsylvania 96 0.406 +121%
Louisiana 33 0.377 +106%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +91%
Illinois 73 0.319 +74%
New York 110 0.278 +51%
Connecticut 15 0.258 +41%
Maryland 27 0.255 +39%
Massachusetts 29 0.240 +31%
New Jersey 43 0.238 +30%
Michigan 43 0.236 +29%
Ohio 56 0.236 +29%
Utah 18 0.216 +18%
Indiana 30 0.214 +17%
Missouri 25 0.207 +13%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +10%
Iowa 11 0.188 ≈ national
Florida 74 0.173 -6%
Arizona 24 0.171 -7%
Georgia 38 0.167 -9%
Virginia 28 0.164 -10%
North Carolina 36 0.158 -14%
Texas 113 0.140 -23%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -24%
California 112 0.133 -27%
Washington 19 0.132 -28%
Oregon 6 0.092 -50%
Colorado 10 0.090 -51%
Kansas 5 0.087 -53%
Alabama 6 0.064 -65%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -70%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bria

Bria is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,163 in 2025 with 199 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 16,870 American babies have been named Bria. Its peak came in 1993, when 1,698 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bria?

The median living Bria is about 23 years old; half are between 11 and 31. An estimated 17 thousand people named Bria are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 199 #1,163 – –
2024 256 #1,002 – –
2023 296 #900 – –
2022 377 #760 – –
2021 360 #789 – –
2020 342 #796 – –
2019 382 #741 – –
2018 357 #762 – –
2017 400 #718 – –
2016 370 #770 – –
2015 442 #650 – –
2014 590 #522 – –
2013 449 #622 – –
2012 439 #647 – –
2011 440 #648 – –
2010 354 #776 – –
2009 318 #869 – –
2008 298 #919 – –
2007 309 #895 – –
2006 303 #876 – –
2005 296 #853 – –
2004 254 #948 – –
2003 283 #853 – –
2002 356 #702 – –
2001 352 #704 – –
2000 370 #659 – –
1995 774 #340 – –
1990 113 #1,399 – –
1985 45 #2,257 8 #4,748
1980 55 #1,938 – –
1975 14 #4,386 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bria?

The median living Bria is about 23 years old. Half of all living Brias are between 11 and 31 years old.

How many people named Bria are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Bria are alive in the United States, based on 16,870 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bria mean?

Borrowed from Italian Bria, a surname of uncertain meaning.

How popular is the name Bria in 2025?

Bria ranked #1,163 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 199 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bria?

16,870 babies have been named Bria in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bria most popular?

Bria peaked in 1993, when 1,698 newborns received the name.

Is Bria a boy or girl name?

Bria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bria rising or falling?

Bria is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bria become more popular?

Bria is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 160 girls named Bria in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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