Brianne

Brianne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “high, noble”
Origin: Celtic
Say it: bree-AN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Brian, influenced by French-style endings such as -anne or -enne. Brian is generally derived from an Old Celtic element meaning 'high' or 'noble'.

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How popular is Brianne?

202410.2 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Brianne in 202434

2024 rank#4,199 girls

Peak year1979

Total US babies since 188020,482

Brianne is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brianne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Briannahigh; noble; exalted · Celtic
Brianhigh, noble · Irish
Bryanhigh, noble · Celtic
Brianahigh, noble · Celtic
Breannamodern form of Briana · American (modern coinage)
Bryanahigh, noble · Celtic
Breannemodern blend of Bree and Anne · American (modern coinage)
Breannhigh, noble, exalted · Celtic

Brianne questions

What does the name Brianne mean?

Brianne means "high, noble". It comes from Celtic. Feminine form of Brian, influenced by French-style endings such as -anne or -enne. Brian is generally derived from an Old Celtic element meaning 'high' or 'noble'.

Is Brianne a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Brianne?

34 US babies were named Brianne in 2024. Its peak year was 1979.

How do you pronounce Brianne?

Brianne is usually pronounced bree-AN.

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.