Briana

#661 for girls in 2025, 431 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1994 · 5,000 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
97,120
since 1950

Briana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #68, 1994girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#661431
2024#536565
2023#470655
2022#538572#12,3305
2021#631469
2020#614475
2019#558547
2018#542574
2017#463679
2016#443725
2015#421765
2014#419766
2013#350916
2012#2991,063
2011#2351,339
2010#1831,692#8,1399
2009#1512,075#9,8647
2008#1462,355
2007#1202,826#10,9216
2006#1232,784#9,5857
2005#1262,542
2004#1202,826#5,81313
2003#1143,059
2002#1023,262#6,08811
2001#1013,236
2000#833,754#9,1126
1999#823,839
1998#794,153#7,5607
1997#724,476#7,2817
1996#724,735#5,53510
1995#744,612#4,79112
1994#685,000#3,32620
1993#714,880#4,22714
1992#794,350#5,23610
1991#953,689#4,47612
1990#1093,067#4,67311
1989#1262,353#3,20518
1988#1581,802#5,2008
1987#1901,450
1986#2351,106
1985#307788#5,1477
1984#292816#5,5616
1983#335688
1982#341704
1981#394572
1980#381602
1979#420500
1978#504377
1977#514362
1976#736200
1975#785179
1974#1,013118
1973#980121
1972#1,16992
1971#1,16499
1970#1,47468
1969#1,37070
1968#1,67848
1967#2,07932
1966#3,40014
1965#2,15430
1964#3,24416
1963#2,54323
1962#2,21029
1961#2,60822
1960#3,35714
1959#3,82711
1958#3,92510
1957#2,92616
1956#4,8377
1955#4,7407
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1950#3,9628
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First appearance
1950

The first year at least five girls were named Briana! It came in at #3,962, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1952, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Briana is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedAKMaine: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 772 girlsMEVermont: #108 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 322 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #123 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 440 girlsNHWashington: #147 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 664 girlsWAIdaho: #213 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 843 girlsIDMontana: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 477 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #194 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 972 girlsMNIllinois: #78 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 393 girlsILWisconsin: #113 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 485 girlsWIMichigan: #106 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 491 girlsMINew York: #60 for girls · 322 births · 1 in 313 girlsNYMassachusetts: #115 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 499 girlsMARhode Island: #47 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 173 girlsRIOregon: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 822 girlsORNevada: #108 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 397 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Briana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #141 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 485 girlsSDIowa: #172 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 781 girlsIAIndiana: #122 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 561 girlsINOhio: #112 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 493 girlsOHPennsylvania: #90 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 394 girlsPANew Jersey: #62 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 286 girlsNJConnecticut: #64 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 243 girlsCTCalifornia: #62 for girls · 692 births · 1 in 319 girlsCAUtah: #154 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 661 girlsUTColorado: #142 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 618 girlsCONebraska: #124 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 476 girlsNEMissouri: #96 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 443 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 453 girlsKYWest Virginia: #96 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 366 girlsWVVirginia: #80 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 373 girlsVAMaryland: #74 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 324 girlsMDDelaware: #60 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 210 girlsDEArizona: #54 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 276 girlsAZNew Mexico: #46 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 206 girlsNMKansas: #169 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 720 girlsKSArkansas: #93 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 372 girlsARTennessee: #76 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 351 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #75 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 348 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #48 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 233 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #41 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 176 girlsDCOklahoma: #112 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 483 girlsOKLouisiana: #83 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 377 girlsLAMississippi: #69 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 321 girlsMSAlabama: #67 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 316 girlsALGeorgia: #86 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 409 girlsGAHawaii: #51 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 211 girlsHITexas: #45 for girls · 521 births · 1 in 275 girlsTXFlorida: #55 for girls · 263 births · 1 in 282 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#41 · 1 in 176
  2. Texas#45 · 1 in 275
  3. New Mexico#46 · 1 in 206
  4. Rhode Island#47 · 1 in 173
  5. South Carolina#48 · 1 in 233

Best ever in a state: #16 in District of Columbia, 1997.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#41201 in 176
Texas#455211 in 275
New Mexico#46411 in 206
Rhode Island#47241 in 173
South Carolina#48721 in 233
Hawaii#51181 in 211
Arizona#541061 in 276
Florida#552631 in 282
Delaware#60151 in 210
New York#603221 in 313
California#626921 in 319
New Jersey#621451 in 286
Connecticut#64641 in 243
Alabama#67661 in 316
Mississippi#69381 in 321
Maryland#74741 in 324
North Carolina#751211 in 348
Tennessee#76871 in 351
Illinois#781791 in 393
Virginia#80911 in 373
Louisiana#83581 in 377
Georgia#861091 in 409
Pennsylvania#901481 in 394
Arkansas#93321 in 372
Missouri#96671 in 443
West Virginia#96201 in 366
Kentucky#105451 in 453
Michigan#1061051 in 491
Nevada#108231 in 397
Vermont#10861 in 322
Ohio#1121251 in 493
Oklahoma#112351 in 483
Wisconsin#113521 in 485
Massachusetts#115641 in 499
Indiana#122591 in 561
New Hampshire#123111 in 440
Nebraska#124171 in 476
South Dakota#14161 in 485
Colorado#142361 in 618
Washington#147441 in 664
Montana#15061 in 477
Utah#154251 in 661
Kansas#169181 in 720
Iowa#172181 in 781
Maine#17961 in 772
Minnesota#194261 in 972
Oregon#194201 in 822
Idaho#21371 in 843
Alaska
North Dakota
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Briana
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 125 spots since 2024 (#536#661)
  • 47 spots since 2020 (#614#661)
  • 240 spots since 2015 (#421#661)
  • Biggest jump: 228 spots in 1975 (#1,013#785)
  • Biggest drop: 125 spots in 2025 (#536#661)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1950
  • Peaked 1994 at #68 (5,000 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1991–2000
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1975–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 357
  • Highest: 1 in 357 girls born in 1994 were named Briana (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,729 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 44.1% of all girls named Briana (42,801) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s72#2,926 (1957)#4,232
1960s298#1,370 (1969)#2,464
1970s2,116#420 (1979)#876
1980s10,881#126 (1989)#276
1990s42,801#68 (1994)#80
2000s28,719#83 (2000)#119
2010s9,066#183 (2010)#391
2020s3,167#470 (2023)#575

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Briana in 1998

girls
#79
4,153 births · 1 in 425 girls
boys
#7,560
7 births · 1 in 273,052 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #79Briana4,153

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #7,560Briana7
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 425 of them was named Briana, which outranked 99.5% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Briana
  1. #76Breanna4,250
  2. #77Autumn4,208
  3. #78Caitlin4,175
  4. #79Briana4,153
  5. #80Miranda4,143
  6. #81Alexandria4,009
  7. #82Mikayla3,858
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 2,123Calista#2,820#697
  2. 1,165Ireland#1,983#818
  3. 1,158Abril#2,116#958
  4. 755Mya#993#238
  5. 619Ally#1,036#417
Fallers
  1. 586Yulissa#424#1,010
  2. 462Moesha#943#1,405
  3. 397Yulisa#985#1,382
  4. 376Tonya#905#1,281
  5. 347Xena#765#1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 273,052 of them was named Briana, which outranked 33.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Briana
  1. #6,843Zerrick8
  2. #6,843Zyan8
  3. #6,843Zyshon8
  4. #7,560Briana7
  5. #7,560Aaditya7
  6. #7,560Abayomi7
  7. #7,560Abdon7
  8. #8,479Abby6
  9. #8,479Abd6
  10. #8,479Abdi6

Tied with 918 names at #7,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 1,736Tyrese#2,347#611
  2. 805Zion#1,499#694
  3. 785Mekhi#1,706#921
  4. 743Tyriq#1,519#776
  5. 741Tavian#1,599#858
Fallers
  1. 429Coty#918#1,347
  2. 367Anfernee#838#1,205
  3. 326Jessy#962#1,288
  4. 295Mickey#966#1,261
  5. 280Mikal#1,000#1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998