Girls' name · peaked in 1994
Briana name popularity since 1925
97,326 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Briana. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Briana is about 28 years old in 2026. Briana peaked in 1994 as the #68 name for girls, and it ranked #661 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 97,326
- Named Briana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #661
- for girls in 2025 (431 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 97,120 girls · 206 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Briana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Briana births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Briana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1974 and 1979, Briana became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby girls to 1 in 3,210.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 62%, from 1 in 885 to 1 in 2,330.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Briana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Briana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Briana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 72 | 0 | #4,786 |
| 1960s | 298 | 0 | #2,160 |
| 1970s | 2,116 | 0 | #785 |
| 1980s | 10,881 | 39 | #307 |
| 1990s | 42,801 | 103 | #74 |
| 2000s | 28,719 | 50 | #126 |
| 2010s | 9,066 | 9 | #421 |
| 2020–25 | 3,167 | 5 | #661 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.6% of babies named Briana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Briana is most popular
The index compares Briana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Briana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.13× | 731 |
| Arizona | 2.07× | 2,590 |
| Florida | 1.67× | 5,828 |
| California | 1.66× | 16,895 |
| New Mexico | 1.53× | 813 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Briana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Briana (this page) | 97,120 | 1994 |
| Brianna | 264,799 | 2000 |
| Bryana | 6,222 | 1997 |
| Briahna | 1,162 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Briana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Briana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Briana (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data