Briella
Briella was the 362nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 845 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 259th with 1,259 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved unchanged. More babies were named Briella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Gabriella · Hebrew, Italian, American English
Say it bree-EL-uh /briˈɛlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #362 girls, down 65 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 845girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20181,259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,051babies recorded
What does the name Briella mean?
Briella is a 21st-century short form of Gabriella, according to Wiktionary. Gabriella is the Italian feminine of Gabriel, the archangel's name, which DMNES derives from Hebrew gever, "man" (or "strong man"), and el, "God". The name is usually read as "God is my strength" or "man of God". Briella has no older history of its own.
גַּבְרִיאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Gabriel: man / strength + God”)
How sure is this? Probable. Briella as a short form is clear; Gabriel's meaning has two common readings.
Related names: Gabriella, Bria, Ella, Gabriel.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Briella', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Gabriel', DMNES, Durham University
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gabriella', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Briella
The usual nicknames for Briella are Bri.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bri · also for Brielle, Brianna, Sabrina | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Briellas go by each one.
Briella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #362 | 845 |
| 2020 | #297 | 1,087 |
| 2010 | #889 | 298 |
| 2000 | #7,653 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Briella, counting every spelling?
Briella is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #387 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #362 for Briella on its own. Together these spellings went to 859 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briella | 845 | #362 | 4,350 |
| Briela | 9 | #10,242 | 39 |
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 Briella?
845 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Briella (0.23 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Briella 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 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Briella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Briella?
About 15,000 people born in the US named Briella are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Briella a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Briella by state
How common Briella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.7×), New Mexico (3.1×), Nebraska (2.4×), Connecticut (1.8×), Nevada (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Maine, New Hampshire.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Briella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Briella, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Briella · Sibling names for Briella
Questions about the name Briella
What does Briella mean?
Briella means “short form of Gabriella” (Hebrew, Italian, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Briella?
Briella was the 362nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 845 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 259th with 1,259 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved unchanged. More babies were named Briella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Briella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Briella in the US.
Where is Briella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Briella was most common in West Virginia (1.98 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Nebraska.