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Meaning of the nameBriana

Briana is the feminine form of Brian, a name of possible Celtic origin whose meaning is uncertain, and it appears in a sixteenth-century English poem.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,006 people named Briana, the 8,255th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 6, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Briana is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,006
Rank in Brazil
#8,255
Median age
6 years
2010 Census
353
people

Briana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Briana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (381 people).

996 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Briana is most common

States with the highest share of people named Briana in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.001%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1650.000%
Rio Grande do Sul1180.001%
Santa Catarina1050.001%
Paraná730.001%
Bahia590.000%
Rio de Janeiro570.000%
Minas Gerais540.000%
Pará480.001%
Amazonas470.001%
Pernambuco320.000%
Espírito Santo320.001%
Ceará220.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul210.001%
Roraima210.003%
Mato Grosso200.001%
Goiás180.000%
Maranhão170.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Briana

Briana is the feminine form of Brian, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name, and appears in The Faerie Queene, a poem by Edmund Spenser. The meaning of Brian is uncertain: Behind the Name tentatively relates it to Celtic roots meaning 'hill, high' or 'power'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,006 people named Briana, with a median age of 6. Births grow with each decade, with the largest number in 2020 to 2022; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Briana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Briana · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Brian · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Briana

What does the name Briana mean?

The meaning of Briana is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Briana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,006 people with the first name Briana, which ranks it number 8,255 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Briana a boy's or a girl's name?

Briana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 996 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Briana?

Briana is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Briana most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.001% of the state's population is named Briana (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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