Given name
Briannah
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Briannah is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Briannah 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Briannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,443
- 0 boys · 1,443 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −76%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 86 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,171 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.
Briannah’s family of names
Briannah has a related form in Brianna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.