Girls' name · since 2000
Briany
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 363 babies named Briany, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Briany is the #6467 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 363 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briany has been recorded 363 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #6467 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #14,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,467 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briany ranks #14,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,467 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 363 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Briany's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Briany compares
363 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Briany's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Briany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Briany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briany's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Briany by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Briany's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Briany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (36% of all-time use).
Briany by state
Where Briany concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Briany's data
- Briany's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Brianys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Briany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.