Briana

Origin: English
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	80%	Automated Female (English)
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Origin and Meaning of Briana

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A user from Texas, United States says the name Briana is of Latin origin and means "Brave,Strong,Loyal and Love".
A user from Massachusetts, United States says the name Briana is of Irish origin and means "Brave".
According to a user from Texas, United States, the name Briana is of Irish origin and means "Strong and loyal".
A user from Texas, United States says the name Briana is of English origin and means "Love".
A submission from Texas, United States says the name Briana means "Strong".

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A female given name, a feminine form of Brian, in regular use since the 1970s.

Notable Persons Named Briana

Briana Evigan

Briana Evigan is an actor, dance, singing, songwriter, choreography, actress, dancer, singer-songwriter, and choreographer. Her ongoing career started in 1996. Briana was given the name Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan on October 23rd, 1986 in Los Angeles.

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Briana Blair

Briana was born on June 24th, 1987 in Atlanta. Briana is also known as Brandy Blair and Brianna Blair.

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Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry is a soccer player for the Anoka High School, UMass Minutemen, Minutewomen, Atlanta Beat (WUSA), Washington Freedom, and United States women's national soccer team. Briana was born on September 7th, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

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Brika

Brika is an alternative rock, trip hop, electronic music, art pop, contemporary r&b, brown-eyed soul, and chill-out music musician. She has been prominent since 2013. Brika was given the name Briana Alexa Martinez on November 22nd, 1994 in Miami.

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Briana Lane

Briana Lane is an actress, entertainment reporter, and actor. She has been prominent since 2006. Briana was born on October 27th, 1985 in Los Angeles.

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Briana Pozner

Briana was born in 1986.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1950	8	8	0
1951	5	5	0
1953	8	8	0
1955	7	7	0
1956	7	7	0
1957	16	16	0
1958	10	10	0
1959	11	11	0
1960	14	14	0
1961	22	22	0
1962	29	29	0
1963	23	23	0
1964	16	16	0
1965	30	30	0
1966	14	14	0
1967	32	32	0
1968	48	48	0
1969	70	70	0
1970	68	68	0
1971	99	99	0
1972	92	92	0
1973	121	121	0
1974	118	118	0
1975	179	179	0
1976	199	199	0
1977	362	362	0
1978	378	378	0
1979	500	500	0
1980	602	602	0
1981	571	571	0
1982	705	705	0
1983	688	688	0
1984	822	816	6
1985	795	788	7
1986	1,106	1,106	0
1987	1,450	1,450	0
1988	1,809	1,801	8
1989	2,371	2,353	18
1990	3,078	3,067	11
1991	3,699	3,687	12	#95 girl name
1992	4,362	4,352	10	#79 girl name
1993	4,892	4,878	14	#71 girl name
1994	5,020	5,000	20	#68 girl name
1995	4,624	4,612	12	#74 girl name
1996	4,745	4,735	10	#72 girl name
1997	4,482	4,475	7	#72 girl name
1998	4,159	4,152	7	#79 girl name
1999	3,838	3,838	0	#82 girl name
2000	3,760	3,754	6	#83 girl name
2001	3,235	3,235	0
2002	3,273	3,262	11
2003	3,057	3,057	0
2004	2,837	2,824	13
2005	2,542	2,542	0
2006	2,791	2,784	7
2007	2,830	2,824	6
2008	2,353	2,353	0
2009	2,078	2,071	7
2010	1,697	1,688	9
2011	1,338	1,338	0
2012	1,063	1,063	0
2013	913	913	0
2014	765	765	0
2015	763	763	0
2016	723	723	0
2017	676	676	0

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Briana	U.S.
█	White	55.74%	64.26%
█	African American	13.11%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	7.38%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.00%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	21.31%	16.26%

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People with the last name Briana are most frequently White, African American, or Hispanic or Latino

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#18 Girl Names Unique to Arizona
How Popular is the name Briana? Briana is the 675^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Briana was the 137,327^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Briana have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 92,998 babies born with the first name Briana in the United States. That's more than enough people named Briana to occupy the country of Seychelles with an estimated population of 90,945 (as of August 26, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Briana? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1950 when it was given as a first name to 8 new born babies.
When was Briana first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Briana is Friday, January 22nd, 1915.
What year had the most people named Briana born? The highest recorded use of the first name Briana was in 1994 with a total of 5,000 babies. That's a lot of babies named Briana!
Random Briana Factoid: According to the 2006 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Briana ranks 82^nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Nevada. Imagine that, 37 babies in Nevada have the same name as you in 2006.
Weird things about the name Briana: Your name in reverse order is Anairb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Aainrb. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Briana? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 122 people with the last name Briana.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Briana? Briana is one of the most unique last names recorded.