The first name Brianne
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Brianne last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2011, with 32 births (#1,067).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Brianne with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Brianne at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 girls born in the United States were named Brianne, the 5,267th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 1,663 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Brianne
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Brianne Theisen-EatonCanadian athlete, born 1988
- Brianne HoweyAmerican actress, born 1989
- Brianne TjuAmerican actress, born 1998
- Brianne JennerCanadian ice hockey player, born 1991
- Brianne McLaughlinAmerican women's ice hockey player, born 1987
- Brianne DavisAmerican model, actress, producer and director, born 1982
- Brie LarsonAmerican actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989)
- Kelly ClarksonAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1982)
- Bre BlairCanadian actress, born 1980
Questions
- What does the name Brianne mean?
- A feminine form of Brian, taken to regular use in the 1970s.
- How popular is the name Brianne?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Brianne, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2011, with 32 births.
- Is Brianne a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,504 US babies named Brianne since 1880 were girls.
- When was Brianne most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 1,663 babies were named Brianne, its highest rank at 168th.