Recorded 1977–2005 Unisex name Peak 1994 296 births

Briane — unisex name

296 babies named Briane in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s1161990s1232000s36
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Briane was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Briane in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briane

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Briane between 1977 and 2005, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Briane is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 1958.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Briane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Briane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Briane at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

296

Since 1977

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1977

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2005

Briane popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1977

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20052000199619921988198419801977 5

Briane popularity over time — boys

55 total births recorded since 1958 (Briane as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
4.555.566.577.5 1990198819831980197819761974197119701958 5

Briane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
123 births that decade — 42% of Briane's all-time total
1970s211980s1161990s1232000s36

Briane by state

Where Briane concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Briane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Briane's total US births 1.7%

5 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briane?
296 babies have been named Briane since 1977. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Briane most popular?
Briane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Briane most popular?
The top states for the name Briane are California (5 births).
Is Briane a unisex name?
Yes, Briane is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 296 births, and as a boy's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Briane been used?
Briane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 29 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Briane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.