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Bria

Bria: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble”
Origin
Irish
Say it
BREE-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a feminine short form or variant of Brianna/Briana, the feminine of Brian. The base name is generally linked with an Old Irish word meaning 'high, noble, exalted'.

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How popular is Bria?

202476.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Bria in 2024253

2024 rank#1,010 girls

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 188016,668

Bria has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Bria

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Briannahigh; noble; exalted · Celtic
  • Brianahigh, noble · Celtic
  • Breestrength, vigor, exalted one · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish

Bria questions

What does the name Bria mean?

Bria means "noble". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as a feminine short form or variant of Brianna/Briana, the feminine of Brian. The base name is generally linked with an Old Irish word meaning 'high, noble, exalted'.

Is Bria a boy or girl name?

Bria is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bria?

253 US babies were named Bria in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Bria?

Bria is usually pronounced BREE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.