Brielle
Brielle was the 143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,071 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 99th with 2,939 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Brielle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Gabrielle: God is my strength · French, Hebrew
Say it bree-EL /briˈɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #143 girls, down 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,071girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20182,939 babies
- Total since 1880
- 49,835babies recorded
What does the name Brielle mean?
Brielle is a modern short form of Gabrielle, the French feminine of Gabriel, as Wikipedia describes it. Gabriel, the archangel of the Annunciation, is Hebrew, joining a word for '(strong) man' or 'strength' with El, 'God'; DMNES glosses the parts as 'man' and 'God', usually read as 'God is my strength'. It has been used in the US since the 1990s.
Gabrielle (French, “feminine of Gabriel”)גַּבְרִיאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Gavriel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Gabrielle, Gabriella, Bri, Brie.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Brielle (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Gabriel', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brielle', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Brielle
The usual nicknames for Brielle are Bri.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bri · also for Brianna, Briella, Sabrina | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Brielles go by each one.
Brielle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #143 | 2,071 |
| 2020 | #100 | 2,718 |
| 2010 | #191 | 1,621 |
| 2000 | #703 | 332 |
| 1990 | #1,067 | 166 |
| 1980 | #3,734 | 21 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brielle, counting every spelling?
Brielle is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #162 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #143 for Brielle on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,082 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brielle | 2,071 | #143 | 10,957 |
| Briel | 11 | #8,965 | 57 |
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 Brielle?
2,071 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brielle (0.57 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brielle 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brielle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brielle?
About 49,400 people born in the US named Brielle are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Brielle 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.
Brielle by state
How common Brielle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (2.5×), Rhode Island (2.3×), Delaware (2.3×), District of Columbia (2.3×), Alaska (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, West Virginia, Kentucky.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brielle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brielle, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Brielle · Sibling names for Brielle
Questions about the name Brielle
What does Brielle mean?
Brielle means “short form of Gabrielle: God is my strength” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Brielle?
Brielle was the 143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,071 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 99th with 2,939 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Brielle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brielle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brielle in the US.
Where is Brielle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brielle was most common in North Dakota (3.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Delaware.