Girl’s name · Irish

Brianne

How to say it: bree-AN · /briˈæn/

Feminine form of Brian, from Old Irish 'brigh' meaning strength, virtue, or nobility.

Brianne was the 3,929th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 24 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 65% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,832 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,929for girls in 2025
1 in 138,139US babies
24born in 2025
#6,832projected for 2030
1980sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brianne
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,929
Babies born in 202524
Share of births1 in 138,139
Peak decade1980s
Change over 10 years−65%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,832

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Brianne peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 472 per million births, 1980s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Bri
  • Bree
  • Annie

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brianne is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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