Given name & surname
Bri
“from the high hill; one who ascends”·“a legendary princess”
In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.” In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Sabrina. One English interpretation is “a legendary princess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.” In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Sabrina. One English interpretation is “a legendary princess.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Sabrina. An origin associated with Sabrina is English. In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Bridget. A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bri is a diminutive of Brian. In English usage, Bri is a diminutive of Brianna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Bri is a diminutive of Bridget. The history of Bridget gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Bridget is associated with the goddess of fire, wisdom, and poetry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 315
- 0 boys · 315 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,562 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,562 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,682 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bri’s family of names
In English usage, Bri is a diminutive of Brian. In Greek usage, Bri as a surname is a transliteration of Μπρή. In English usage, Bri is a diminutive of Brianna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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