girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Briana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #661 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Irish, masculine equivalent Brian, in regular use since the 1970s.

Rank 2025
#661
among girls · ↓125 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
431
named Briana · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,729
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
5,020 babies
All-time total
97,326
#386 all-time among girls
First recorded
1950
in Social Security records

Briana popularity over time

97,326 babies have been named Briana since 1950, 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
0.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 72 – 72 7 – #2,935
1960s 298 – 298 30 +314% #1,370
1970s 2,116 – 2,116 212 +610% #420
1980s 10,881 39 10,920 1,092 +416% #126
1990s 42,801 103 42,904 4,290 +293% #68
2000s 28,719 50 28,769 2,877 -33% #83
2010s 9,066 9 9,075 908 -68% #183
2020s (to 2025) 3,167 5 3,172 529 -42% #470

Where Briana 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 431 0.27 outside top 500
2027 430 0.27 outside top 500
2028 430 0.27 outside top 500
2029 430 0.27 outside top 500
2030 430 0.27 outside top 500

Where Briana is most popular

Girls named Briana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.332 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.

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 Briana 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
Maryland 102 0.963 +190%
Rhode Island 9 0.719 +117%
New Jersey 118 0.654 +97%
Connecticut 38 0.653 +97%
Florida 269 0.629 +89%
Virginia 92 0.540 +63%
Louisiana 44 0.503 +51%
New York 195 0.492 +48%
North Carolina 106 0.466 +40%
Tennessee 72 0.454 +37%
Texas 360 0.448 +35%
Delaware 5 0.441 +33%
California 347 0.413 +24%
Georgia 93 0.409 +23%
South Carolina 33 0.367 +11%
Arizona 49 0.349 +5%
Massachusetts 40 0.331 ≈ national
Iowa 19 0.325 ≈ national
Colorado 36 0.323 ≈ national
Illinois 73 0.319 ≈ national
Nevada 14 0.301 -9%
Washington 43 0.298 -10%
Alabama 27 0.288 -13%
Indiana 40 0.285 -14%
Ohio 67 0.282 -15%
Pennsylvania 62 0.262 -21%
Oregon 17 0.261 -21%
Kentucky 22 0.257 -22%
New Mexico 6 0.247 -26%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -29%
Minnesota 20 0.185 -44%
Oklahoma 13 0.177 -47%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 -47%
Missouri 19 0.158 -52%
Utah 11 0.132 -60%
Michigan 18 0.099 -70%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Briana

Briana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #661 in 2025 with 431 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1950, 97,326 American babies have been named Briana. Its peak came in 1994, when 5,020 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 Briana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Briana?

The median living Briana is about 27 years old; half are between 20 and 32. An estimated 96 thousand people named Briana are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Briana 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 431 #661 – –
2024 565 #536 – –
2023 655 #470 – –
2022 572 #539 5 #12,635
2021 469 #631 – –
2020 475 #614 – –
2019 547 #559 – –
2018 574 #542 – –
2017 679 #463 – –
2016 725 #443 – –
2015 765 #421 – –
2014 766 #419 – –
2013 916 #350 – –
2012 1,063 #299 – –
2011 1,339 #235 – –
2010 1,692 #183 9 #8,240
2009 2,075 #151 7 #10,016
2008 2,355 #146 – –
2007 2,826 #120 6 #11,111
2006 2,784 #123 7 #9,712
2005 2,542 #126 – –
2004 2,826 #120 13 #5,853
2003 3,059 #114 – –
2002 3,262 #102 11 #6,142
2001 3,236 #101 – –
2000 3,754 #83 6 #9,231
1995 4,612 #74 12 #4,829
1990 3,067 #109 11 #4,700
1985 788 #307 7 #5,213
1980 602 #381 – –
1975 179 #785 – –
1970 68 #1,477 – –
1965 30 #2,160 – –
1960 14 #3,370 – –
1955 7 #4,786 – –
1950 8 #3,995 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Briana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Briana Evigan Briana Evigan American actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Briana Banks Briana Banks American pornographic actress and model (born 1978) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Briana?

The median living Briana is about 27 years old. Half of all living Brianas are between 20 and 32 years old.

How many people named Briana are alive today?

An estimated 96 thousand people named Briana are alive in the United States, based on 97,326 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Briana mean?

A female given name from Irish, masculine equivalent Brian, in regular use since the 1970s.

How popular is the name Briana in 2025?

Briana ranked #661 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 431 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Briana?

97,326 babies have been named Briana in the United States since 1950, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Briana most popular?

Briana peaked in 1994, when 5,020 newborns received the name.

Is Briana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Briana rising or falling?

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

Will Briana become more popular?

Briana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 430 girls named Briana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Briana?

Well-known people named Briana include Briana Evigan (actor), Briana Banks (pornographic actor).

Names like Briana

Names that sound and feel close to Briana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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