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[ 3 syll. bria-na, br-i-ana ] The girl name Briana is pronounced as BRiyAENah or BRiyAANah †. Briana is primarily used in English and Irish. It is of Hebrew and Celtic origin. Briana is an English variant form of the Italian name Abriana. Briana is also a spelling variant of the English and Irish name Brianna.
Briana is a popular baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s. At the peak of its usage in 1994, 0.257% of baby girls were named Briana. It was #68 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.114% and its ranking #145. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Briana, Brianna was the most regularly used. In 2008, the name was thrice as popular as Briana. Baby names that sound like Briana include the English Briahna, the English and Irish Brianna, the name Briannah, the Czech Baruna, the English Breena, the English Breonna, the English Brianda, the English Brianni, the English Briauna, the English Brieon, the English Briona, the English Brione, the English Brioni, the English Brionna, the English Briony, the English and Welsh Bronia, the English Bryana, the English Bryanna, the English Bryauna, and the name Bryonie.
† Pronunciation for Briana: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
