How Many People Are Named Brianna?
An estimated 257,777 people in the United States have the first name Brianna. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #195 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brianna peaked in popularity in 2000 with 12,898 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brianna 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 Brianna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Brianna is overwhelmingly female, 438 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
257,777
About 1 in 1,330 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2000
12,898 births
Total Registered
263,840
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brianna
Brianna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 263,840 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Brianna as a male name
Ranked #12,573 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (53 births)
Brianna as a female name
Ranked #181 in 2024
1,673 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (12,880 births)
Brianna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brianna span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 99,977 babies were registered. Brianna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brianna by Decade
How has Brianna 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.
Brianna by State
Birth registrations for Brianna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 5,149 Briannas were registered per state.
Brianna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brianna
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brianna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brianna?
We estimate approximately 257,777 people named Brianna 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 1,330 Americans share this first name.
Is Brianna a common name?
Brianna is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 263,840 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brianna most popular?
Brianna reached peak popularity in 2000, when 12,898 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brianna is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brianna a female name?
Brianna is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brianna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brianna Smith, Brianna Johnson, Brianna 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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