Brianne

A girls’ name of Celtic origin, meaning strong, noble; feminine form of Brien.

Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Brianne by the numbers

Brianne was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 1,662 babies in 1979, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Brien

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

  • Bryantnoble, high; form of Brien462 in the US (2017)
  • Brinfair or noble; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
  • Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
  • Brinlynnfair or noble with -lynn suffix; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
  • Obriandescendant of Brien; high or noble; variant spelling of O'Brien6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Briannahigh or noble; feminine form of Brian2,509 in the US (2017)
  • Breannenoble, high; a form of Brianna38 in the US (2017)
  • Briennea form of Brianna; possibly from Celtic roots meaning high or noble34 in the US (2017)
  • Briannstrong or noble; variant of Brian14 in the US (2017)
  • Brianninoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
  • Brianniehigh, noble; a form of Brian6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Brianne

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

  • Brionnoble or high; a form of Brian16 in the US (2017)
  • Briennoble high; a form of Brien12 in the US (2017)
  • Brionnehigh, noble; feminine form of Brian6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Brianne, 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)

Other names that mean strength

Like Brianne, each of these has strength 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)
  • GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
  • Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
  • Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
  • Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Brianne

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