Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1979

Brianne

Meaning A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,267 Trend ↓ Falling 46%

A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s.

Rank 2025
#5,267
among girls · ↓1,048 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Brianne · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1979
1,672 babies
All-time total
20,504
#1,050 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Brianne popularity over time

20,504 babies have been named Brianne since 1947, 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
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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 6 – 6 1 – #4,810
1950s 24 – 24 2 +300% #4,405
1960s 45 – 45 5 +88% #4,526
1970s 2,024 9 2,033 203 +4418% #168
1980s 8,100 22 8,122 812 +300% #234
1990s 6,763 – 6,763 676 -17% #311
2000s 2,480 – 2,480 248 -63% #679
2010s 827 – 827 83 -67% #1,640
2020s (to 2025) 204 – 204 34 -59% #3,347

Where Brianne 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 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 17 0.01 outside top 500
2030 16 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brianne

Brianne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,267 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 20,504 American babies have been named Brianne. Its peak came in 1979, when 1,672 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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 Brianne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brianne?

The median living Brianne is about 35 years old; half are between 29 and 42. An estimated 20 thousand people named Brianne are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

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

Brianne 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 24 #5,267 – –
2024 34 #4,219 – –
2023 25 #5,151 – –
2022 34 #4,223 – –
2021 41 #3,689 – –
2020 46 #3,347 – –
2019 49 #3,236 – –
2018 68 #2,568 – –
2017 52 #3,101 – –
2016 64 #2,703 – –
2015 77 #2,386 – –
2014 95 #2,055 – –
2013 72 #2,488 – –
2012 107 #1,876 – –
2011 113 #1,792 – –
2010 130 #1,640 – –
2009 154 #1,488 – –
2008 181 #1,350 – –
2007 187 #1,304 – –
2006 219 #1,130 – –
2005 245 #994 – –
2004 262 #923 – –
2003 276 #870 – –
2002 265 #864 – –
2001 336 #724 – –
2000 355 #679 – –
1995 651 #402 – –
1990 858 #320 – –
1985 720 #331 – –
1980 1,088 #234 6 #5,601
1975 16 #3,966 – –
1970 14 #4,056 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 8 #4,405 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Brianne

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

  1. 1 Brianne Theisen-Eaton Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canadian athlete (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brianne?

The median living Brianne is about 35 years old. Half of all living Briannes are between 29 and 42 years old.

How many people named Brianne are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Brianne are alive in the United States, based on 20,504 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brianne mean?

A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s.

How popular is the name Brianne in 2025?

Brianne ranked #5,267 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brianne?

20,504 babies have been named Brianne in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brianne most popular?

Brianne peaked in 1979, when 1,672 newborns received the name.

Is Brianne a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Brianne rising or falling?

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

Will Brianne become more popular?

Brianne is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 16 girls named Brianne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brianne?

Well-known people named Brianne include Brianne Theisen-Eaton (athlete).

Names like Brianne

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

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