Brienne
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning a form of Brianna; possibly from Celtic roots meaning high or noble.
Brienne by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Brienne. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 122 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Brianna
Like Brienne, each of these traces back to Brianna: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Breannanoble, high; a form of Brianna283 in the US (2017)
- Breannenoble, high; a form of Brianna38 in the US (2017)
- Brionnanoble or exalted; a form of Brianna25 in the US (2017)
- Briandanoble, high; a form of Brianna17 in the US (2017)
- Briahnanoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
- Brianninoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
- Brionanoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
- Briyanoble; a form of Brianna7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brienne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Briannestrong, noble; feminine form of Brien50 in the US (2017)
- Brionnehigh, noble; feminine form of Brian6 in the US (2017)
- Brienna18 in the US (2017)
- Briellegod is my strength; a form of Gabrielle2,880 in the US (2017)
- Briannahigh or noble; feminine form of Brian2,509 in the US (2017)
- Brennadark raven; fem. of Brennan259 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brienne
Names that are said the same way as Brienne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Brienne, 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 Brienne
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