Briani

A girls’ name of Celtic origin, meaning high; noble; a form of Brian.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Briani by the numbers

Briani was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Brian

Like Briani, each of these traces back to Brian: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Briannahigh or noble; feminine form of Brian2,509 in the US (2017)
  • Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
  • Brianhigh, noble1,763 in the US (2017)
  • Brayannoble; high; variant of Brian346 in the US (2017)
  • Bryannanoble; strong; feminine form of Brian188 in the US (2017)
  • Breonnoble or high; a form of Brian50 in the US (2017)
  • Brionnoble or high; a form of Brian16 in the US (2017)
  • Brieannastrong or noble; feminine form of Brian14 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Briani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Brianahigh or noble; a form of Brian676 in the US (2017)
  • Briannstrong or noble; variant of Brian14 in the US (2017)
  • Brianninoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
  • Britanifrom britain; a form of Brittany
  • Briany11 in the US (2017)
  • Britni

Sounds like Briani

Names that are said the same way as Briani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Bryonyto swell; a climbing vine plant13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brionyto sprout; a climbing vine plant6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brianniehigh, noble; a form of Brian6 in the US (2017)
  • Brianny35 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Briani, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
  • Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
  • Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
  • Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Briani

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