Girl’s name · Irish, Celtic

Bryanna

How to say it: bree-AN-uh · /briˈænə/

Feminine variant of Bryan/Brian, from Celtic meaning 'strong, noble, high'; an elaborated modern form.

Bryanna was the 184th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 79 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 61% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #233 by 2030.

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

#184for girls in 2025
1 in 1,699US babies
79born in 2025
#233projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 71chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Bryanna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#184
Babies born in 202579
Share of births1 in 1,699
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−61%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#233
In France, 2025#462 among girls’ names, 15 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Bryanna is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 429 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Bryanna also love

Nicknames

  • Bry
  • Bri
  • Bria
  • Anna

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bryanna is about 1 in 71.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Irish.

In France: #462 for girls in 2025.

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