Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Brianna name popularity since 1925
265,237 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brianna. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Brianna is about 25 years old in 2026. Brianna peaked in 2000 as the #15 name for girls, and it ranked #222 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 265,237
- Named Brianna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #222
- for girls in 2025 (1,372 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 264,799 girls · 438 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Brianna 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.
Brianna births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Brianna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Brianna became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 10,600 baby girls to 1 in 2,290.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 250 to 1 in 494.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brianna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brianna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brianna 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 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 82 | 0 | #4,526 |
| 1970s | 1,639 | 0 | #1,366 |
| 1980s | 17,133 | 39 | #190 |
| 1990s | 99,108 | 161 | #21 |
| 2000s | 99,798 | 180 | #20 |
| 2010s | 36,917 | 48 | #82 |
| 2020–25 | 10,122 | 10 | #222 |
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
57.5% of babies named Brianna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brianna is most popular
The index compares Brianna'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 Brianna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.13× | 2,027 |
| Arizona | 1.75× | 6,057 |
| Florida | 1.75× | 16,855 |
| New Hampshire | 1.46× | 1,223 |
| Delaware | 1.44× | 796 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brianna 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brianna (this page) | 264,799 | 2000 |
| Briana | 97,120 | 1994 |
| Bryanna | 19,643 | 1998 |
| Briannah | 1,443 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brianna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brianna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brianna (2000).
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