Briella: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#362

among girls · ↑11 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

845

named Briella · +1% vs 2024

How common

1 in 1,902

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2018

1,259 babies

All-time total

15,051

#1,282 all-time among girls

First recorded

1993

in Social Security records

Briella popularity over time

15,051 babies have been named Briella since 1993, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	58	6	–	#6,235
2000s	641	64	+1005%	#1,343
2010s	8,915	892	+1291%	#259
2020s (to 2025)	5,437	906	+2%	#297

Where Briella 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	807	0.50	#379
2027	776	0.48	#402
2028	750	0.47	#417
2029	729	0.45	#428
2030	712	0.44	#434

Where Briella is most popular

Girls named Briella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.536 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, New Mexico, and Nebraska.

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 Briella 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
West Virginia	52	1.98	+270%
New Mexico	41	1.69	+214%
Nebraska	46	1.28	+139%
Rhode Island	16	1.28	+138%
South Dakota	18	1.26	+135%
Connecticut	55	0.945	+76%
Nevada	42	0.904	+69%
Massachusetts	109	0.902	+68%
Kansas	52	0.901	+68%
New Jersey	159	0.881	+64%
Wisconsin	89	0.864	+61%
Arizona	119	0.848	+58%
Iowa	49	0.839	+56%
Ohio	196	0.826	+54%
Indiana	114	0.812	+51%
Pennsylvania	188	0.795	+48%
Michigan	137	0.752	+40%
New York	290	0.732	+37%
Florida	310	0.725	+35%
Kentucky	59	0.690	+29%
Oklahoma	50	0.679	+27%
Missouri	78	0.647	+21%
North Carolina	143	0.628	+17%
Arkansas	33	0.624	+16%
Maryland	65	0.613	+14%
South Carolina	55	0.612	+14%
Tennessee	95	0.600	+12%
Minnesota	64	0.593	+11%
Colorado	64	0.573	+7%
Illinois	127	0.555	≈ national
Oregon	36	0.553	≈ national
Texas	435	0.541	≈ national
Hawaii	6	0.523	≈ national
Alabama	48	0.511	-5%
California	423	0.503	-6%
Washington	71	0.492	-8%
Mississippi	21	0.449	-16%
Georgia	101	0.445	-17%
Virginia	74	0.434	-19%
Idaho	13	0.389	-28%
Louisiana	34	0.388	-28%
North Dakota	5	0.380	-29%
New Hampshire	6	0.325	-39%
Maine	5	0.323	-40%
Utah	20	0.240	-55%
Alaska	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
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 Briella

Briella is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #362 in 2025 with 845 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 15,051 American babies have been named Briella. Its peak came in 2018, when 1,259 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Briella?

The median living Briella is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 15 thousand people named Briella are alive in the United States today.

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

Briella year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	845	#362
2024	837	#373
2023	760	#404
2022	905	#351
2021	1,003	#326
2020	1,087	#297
2019	1,064	#306
2018	1,259	#259
2017	1,141	#286
2016	914	#360
2015	909	#362
2014	972	#342
2013	936	#348
2012	828	#377
2011	594	#497
2010	298	#889
2009	178	#1,343
2008	125	#1,762
2007	97	#2,087
2006	63	#2,784
2005	58	#2,836
2004	41	#3,572
2003	20	#5,850
2002	27	#4,516
2001	19	#5,851
2000	13	#7,653
1995	9	#8,877
1990	–	–
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1980	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Briella?

The median living Briella is about 7 years old. Half of all living Briellas are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Briella are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Briella are alive in the United States, based on 15,051 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Briella in 2025?

Briella ranked #362 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 845 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Briella?

15,051 babies have been named Briella in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Briella most popular?

Briella peaked in 2018, when 1,259 newborns received the name.

Is Briella a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Briella rising or falling?

Briella has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Briella become more popular?

Briella is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 712 girls named Briella in 2030, which would rank around #434. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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