Given name
Briann
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Briann is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Briann is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Briann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,629
- 20 boys · 1,609 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 90 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,428 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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