Given name · also Celtic
Bryanna
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
In English use, Bryanna has a related form in Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bryanna has a related form in Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bryanna comes from Celtic, and ultimately from Celtic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bryanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,643
- 0 boys · 19,643 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,027 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,302 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,302 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,027 in 1998. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,186 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.
Bryanna’s family of names
In English usage, Bryanna has a related form in Brianna. In English usage, Bryanna has a related form in Briana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bryanna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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