Recorded 1987–2022 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,443 births

Briannah — girls' name

1,443 babies named Briannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s4012000s7372010s2622020s19
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Briannah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

86 babies were named Briannah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,443 babies named Briannah between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briannah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briannah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 737 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Briannah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Briannah in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briannah 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 1,443 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.

Briannah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,443

Since 1987

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1987

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2022

Briannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1987

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
86
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 20222017201220072002199719921987 6

Briannah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
737 births that decade — 51% of Briannah's all-time total
1980s241990s4012000s7372010s2622020s19

Briannah by state

Where Briannah concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Briannah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
111 7.7%
#2 California
106 7.3%
#3 Florida
70 4.9%
#4 New York
51 3.5%
#5 Georgia
21 1.5%
#6 Ohio
16 1.1%
#7 New Jersey
15 1.0%
#8 Illinois
11 0.8%
Texas share of Briannah's total US births 7.7%
Even split

111 of 1,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Briannah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briannah?
1,443 babies have been named Briannah since 1987. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 86 births.
When was Briannah most popular?
Briannah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 737 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Briannah most popular?
The top states for the name Briannah are Texas (111 births), California (106 births), Florida (70 births).
How long has the name Briannah been used?
Briannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Briannah?
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.

Keep exploring Briannah

Nearby Names Like Briannah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Briannah

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1987–2022 (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.