How Many People Are Named Briah?
An estimated 769 people in the United States have the first name Briah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Briah peaked in popularity in 1997 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Briah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Briah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
769
About 1 in 445,714 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1997
35 births
Total Registered
782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Briah
Briah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Briah as a female name
Ranked #9,638 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (35 births)
Briah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Briah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 244 babies were registered. Briah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Briah by Decade
How has Briah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Briah by State
Briah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Briah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Briah
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Briah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Briah?
We estimate approximately 769 people named Briah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 445,714 Americans share this first name.
Is Briah a common name?
Briah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Briah most popular?
Briah reached peak popularity in 1997, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Briah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Briah a female name?
Briah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Briah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Briah Smith, Briah Johnson, Briah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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