Given name & surname
Bria
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Bria is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bria is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bria is a short form of Briana.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,870
- 55 boys · 16,815 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,698 babies
- 2025
- 199
- #1,163 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 199 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,163 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,698 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,654 as a first name in 2020; 612 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bria’s family of names
In English usage, Bria is a diminutive of Briana. Bria has a related form in Brianna. In English usage, Bria is a short form of Briana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bria
- Bria VinaiteLithuanian actressborn 1993
- Bria HartleyAmerican basketball playerborn 1992
- Bria SkonbergCanadian jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and songwriterborn 1983
- Bria HolmesFemale basketball playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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