Bria
Bria was the 1163rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 199 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 175th with 1,698 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 513 places. More babies were named Bria in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Briana · American English, Irish
Say it BREE-uh /ˈbɹiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,163 girls, down 367 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 199girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19931,698 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,870babies recorded
What does the name Bria mean?
As a girls' name Bria is a 20th-century short form of Briana (Brianna), according to Wiktionary. Briana is a feminine form of Brian, an Irish name of uncertain meaning, often linked with an Old Celtic element *brig- 'high, noble'. Bria is also an Italian surname of uncertain meaning. SSA records it in the US from the 1970s.
Briana (English, “feminine of Brian”)
How sure is this? Probable. The short-form origin is clear; the meaning of Brian is uncertain.
Related names: Brianna, Briana, Brea, Bree.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bria', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brianna', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Bria popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 55 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,163 | 199 |
| 2020 | #796 | 342 |
| 2010 | #776 | 354 |
| 2000 | #659 | 370 |
| 1990 | #1,399 | 113 |
| 1980 | #1,938 | 55 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bria, counting every spelling?
Bria is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,070 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,163 for Bria on its own. Together these spellings went to 211 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bria | 199 | #1,163 | 1,488 |
| Briah | 12 | #8,451 | 68 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bria?
199 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bria (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bria born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bria?
About 16,600 people born in the US named Bria are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 12 and 32. That makes Bria mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bria by state
How common Bria was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.7×), Wisconsin (2.3×), Pennsylvania (2.2×), Louisiana (2.1×), Illinois (1.7×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bria: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bria, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Bria · Sibling names for Bria
Questions about the name Bria
What does Bria mean?
Bria means “short form of Briana” (American English, Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Bria?
Bria was the 1163rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 199 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 175th with 1,698 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 513 places. More babies were named Bria in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Bria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bria in the US.
Where is Bria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bria was most common in Minnesota (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Dakota and Hawaii.