US rank #8129 Girls' name Peak 1996 210 births

Briani — #8129 US girls' name

210 babies named Briani in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s672000s412010s492020s47
#8129
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Briani was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

17 babies were named Briani in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briani

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Briani between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briani currently holds the #8129 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briani performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Briani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Briani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briani 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 210 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.

Briani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

210

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1996

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,129

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Briani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
17
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20242018201320042000199519901989 6

Briani by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 32% of Briani's all-time total
1980s61990s672000s412010s492020s47

Briani by state

Where Briani concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Briani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.4%
New York share of Briani's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briani?
210 babies have been named Briani since 1989. It currently ranks #8129 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 17 births.
When was Briani most popular?
Briani was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Briani most popular?
The top states for the name Briani are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Briani been used?
Briani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Briani?
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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.