Briana: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “high, noble”
- Origin
- Celtic
- Say it
- bree-AN-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Feminine form of Brian, from an Old Irish name of uncertain exact derivation, commonly linked with 'high' or 'noble'. Briana is also used as a variant of Brianna.
How popular is Briana?
Babies named Briana in 2024560
2024 rank#537 girls
Peak year1994
Total US babies since 188096,886
Briana is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.
Names like Briana
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Briannahigh; noble; exalted · Celtic
- Brianhigh, noble · Irish
- Bryanhigh, noble · Celtic
- Breannamodern form of Briana · American (modern coinage)
- Bryannamodern elaboration of Briana · American (modern coinage)
- Bryanahigh, noble · Celtic
- Briannehigh, noble · Celtic
- Breanamodern variant of Briana · American (modern coinage)
Briana questions
What does the name Briana mean?
Briana means "high, noble". It comes from Celtic. Feminine form of Brian, from an Old Irish name of uncertain exact derivation, commonly linked with 'high' or 'noble'. Briana is also used as a variant of Brianna.
Is Briana a boy or girl name?
Briana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Briana?
560 US babies were named Briana in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.
How do you pronounce Briana?
Briana is usually pronounced bree-AN-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.