Brianna Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Although the name Brianna gained modern popularity, it has historical roots, often associated with Celtic nobility.

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A Deep Dive

Brianna Overview

Meaning

High, noble, exalted

Gender

Girl

Origin

Irish

Etymology

Derived from the Irish name “Brian” with the feminine suffix “-na,” meaning “noble” or “high.”

Pronunciation

/briˈæn.ə/

Popularity

Brianna has been a favorite in the USA and has seen usage in English-speaking countries worldwide. In 2023, Brianna ranked #132 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Modern, Popular, Cute

Associated Traits

Noble, strong, graceful
A Deep Dive

Brianna Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Breanna, Bryanna, Brianne, Briana, Briann

Common Nicknames

Bennie, Nanna, NaNa, Ari, Rinna, Breena, Bunny, Breezy

Diminutives

Bria, Bri, Bree, Ree, Anna, Ann, Bea

Famous People

  • Brianna Hildebrand
    (American Actress)
  • Brianna Keilar
    (Australian-American Journalist)
  • Brianna Taylor
    (American Reality TV Star)
  • Brianna Brown
    (American Actress)
  • Brianna Rollins-McNeal
    (American Athlete)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Brianna Randall Fraser
    ("Outlander," TV Series)
  • "Brianna's Song"
    (Album)
  • Brianna
    ("Brianna's Adventures," Children's Book)
  • Brianna Miller
    ("Brianna's Secret," Novel)
  • Brianna
    ("Brianna's Dream," Film)

What Is the Meaning of Brianna?

Brianna means “strong” or “noble.” The name is associated with qualities of strength and virtue, reflecting a sense of dignity and resilience.

What Is the Origin of The Name Brianna?

The name Brianna has Irish origins, derived from the Gaelic name “Brian,” which means “high” or “noble.” It is the feminine form of Brian and has become popular in English-speaking countries.

Brianna Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Brianna in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#1842021#1712022#1522023
Top 3 Rankings#141999#152000#171996

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Brianna

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023152
(+19 from 2022)
1875
(+167 from 2022)
0.10719
2022171
(+13 from 2021)
1708
(+112 from 2021)
0.09526
2021184
(-38 from 2020)
1596
(-279 from 2020)
0.08908
2020146
(+1 from 2019)
1875
(-61 from 2019)
0.10607
2019147
(-15 from 2018)
1936
(-307 from 2018)
0.10551
2018132
(-9 from 2017)
2243
(-276 from 2017)
0.12061
2017123
(-26 from 2016)
2519
(-577 from 2016)
0.13334
201697
(-15 from 2015)
3096
(-379 from 2015)
0.15993
201582
(+3 from 2014)
3475
(-137 from 2014)
0.17813
201485
(-14 from 2013)
3612
(-300 from 2013)
0.18463
201371
(-20 from 2012)
3912
(-732 from 2012)
0.20294
201251
(-6 from 2011)
4644
(-539 from 2011)
0.23945
201145
(-15 from 2010)
5183
(-1097 from 2010)
0.26748
201030
(-6 from 2009)
6280
(-1077 from 2009)
0.32030
200924
(-1 from 2008)
7357
(-916 from 2008)
0.36329
200823
(-1 from 2007)
8273
(-581 from 2007)
0.39719
200722
(-2 from 2006)
8854
(-516 from 2006)
0.41833
200620
No change from 2005
9370
No change from 2005
0.44821
200520
(-3 from 2004)
9370
(-434 from 2004)
0.46167
200417
No change from 2003
9804
(-780 from 2003)
0.48587
200317
No change from 2002
10584
(-939 from 2002)
0.52750
200217
(+1 from 2001)
11523
(-253 from 2001)
0.58344
200118
(-3 from 2000)
11776
(-1104 from 2000)
0.59447
200015
(-1 from 1999)
12880
(+463 from 1999)
0.64537
199914
(+3 from 1998)
12417
(+370 from 1998)
0.63782
199817
No change from 1997
12047
(+40 from 1997)
0.62146
199717
No change from 1996
12007
(+82 from 1996)
0.62889
199617
(+4 from 1995)
11925
(+44 from 1995)
0.62199
199521
(+6 from 1994)
11881
(+1365 from 1994)
0.61830
199427
(+5 from 1993)
10516
(+1742 from 1993)
0.53945
199332
(+11 from 1992)
8774
(+1478 from 1992)
0.44503
199243
(+8 from 1991)
7296
(+735 from 1991)
0.36395
199151
(+10 from 1990)
6561
(+882 from 1990)
0.32266
199061
(+16 from 1989)
5679
(+1685 from 1989)
0.27643
198977
(+19 from 1988)
3994
(+1031 from 1988)
0.20048
198896
(+26 from 1987)
2963
(+676 from 1987)
0.15407
1987122
(+32 from 1986)
2287
(+472 from 1986)
0.12202
1986154
(+36 from 1985)
1815
(+394 from 1985)
0.09835
1985190
(+7 from 1984)
1421
(+66 from 1984)
0.07696
1984197
(+45 from 1983)
1355
(+383 from 1983)
0.07514
1983242
(+32 from 1982)
972
(+82 from 1982)
0.05431
1982274
(+50 from 1981)
890
(+162 from 1981)
0.04906
1981324
(+17 from 1980)
728
(+20 from 1980)
0.04070
1980341
(-13 from 1979)
708
(-5 from 1979)
0.03976
1979328
(+246 from 1978)
713
(+414 from 1978)
0.04137
1978574
(+124 from 1977)
299
(+76 from 1977)
0.01819
1977698
(+234 from 1976)
223
(+85 from 1976)
0.01356
1976932
(+433 from 1975)
138
(+60 from 1975)
0.00878
19751365
(+597 from 1974)
78
(+35 from 1974)
0.00500
19741962
(+209 from 1973)
43
(+7 from 1973)
0.00275
19732171
(+139 from 1972)
36
(+4 from 1972)
0.00232
19722310
(-435 from 1971)
32
(-14 from 1971)
0.00198
19711875
(+520 from 1970)
46
(+15 from 1970)
0.00262
19702395
(+802 from 1969)
31
(+13 from 1969)
0.00169
19693197
(+258 from 1968)
18
(+3 from 1968)
0.00102
19683455
(+390 from 1967)
15
(+3 from 1967)
0.00088
19673845
(+113 from 1966)
12
(+1 from 1966)
0.00070
19663958
(+536 from 1965)
11
(+2 from 1965)
0.00063
19654494
(+141 from 1964)
9
No change from 1964
0.00049
19644635
(+261 from 1963)
9
(+1 from 1963)
0.00046
19634896
First SSA data recorded
8
First SSA data recorded
0.00040
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
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0
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0.0000
19600
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0
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0.0000
19590
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0.0000
19480
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0.0000
19470
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0
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19460
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19450
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19440
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19430
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19420
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19410
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19400
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0
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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0
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19370
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19360
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19350
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19340
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19330
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19320
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19310
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19300
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19290
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0.0000
19280
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0.0000
19270
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0.0000
19260
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19250
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19240
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19230
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19220
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0.0000
19210
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19200
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19190
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0.0000
19180
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0.0000
19170
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0.0000
19160
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0.0000
19150
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0.0000
19140
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0
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0.0000
19130
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0.0000
19120
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0
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0.0000
19110
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0
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0.0000
19100
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0.0000
19090
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0.0000
19080
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0.0000
19070
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19060
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19050
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19040
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19030
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19020
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19010
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19000
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18990
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18980
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18970
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18960
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18950
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18870
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0.0000
18860
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0.0000
18850
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0.0000
18840
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0.0000
18830
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
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0.0000
18800
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Brianna

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#1522021#1332022#1102023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1542021#1282022#1052023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#1252021#1192022#1092023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#992021#952022#712023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#2322021#2462022#2292023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2032021#2202022#2272023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#1072021#902022#722023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2922021#2942022#2992023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4392021#4522022#4212023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2072021#1772022#1862023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#1632021#1632022#1542023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2272021#2012022#2372023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#1342021#1262022#912023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#1792021#1352022#1482023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2342021#1742022#2132023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3002021#2222022#3122023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3832021#2412022#2752023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4202021#3162022#2242023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#832021#812022#662023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2912021#2342022#2112023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#3392021#3562022#3072023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3972021#3662022#1942023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2802021#1432022#2682023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2352021#2422022#3512023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#2122021#2622022#1782023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#1892021#1082022#1922023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#3432021#3902022#1612023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2482021#2562022#2072023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5762021#3322022#2872023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#3722021#4752022#2172023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#1702021#2272022#2292023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2732021#6172022#2482023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#2662021#3832022#2692023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1612021#2662022#1772023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2422021#1532022#2732023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3342021#5442022#4142023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3232018#3342019#2822020

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#1222020#2002021#3072022

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1522015#2192016#2172018

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1862020#2042021#822023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1912015#1062016#1802019

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3072020#3832021#3882022

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#912018#1222020#1652023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#922019#1382020#832023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2242016#2132019#1442023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1942015#1902016#1522018

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#782010#1842013#1452014

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2102011#1822015#2092016

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1512012#1572013#1432015

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#832010#452012#582016

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#432009#672011#802023

Popularity Rankings for Brianna in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Other American Territories

American Samoa flag American Samoa
Guam flag Guam
Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands flag U.S. Virgin Islands

Other American Territories flagOther American Territories#482008#392009#172012

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#542021#342022#412023

Popularity in Australia (NSW)

Australia (NSW) flagAustralia (NSW)#752006#792007#872008

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1512013#1502014#1242015

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#2332020#2582021#1992022

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#2982021#2662022#2092023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2152021#2832022#4482023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#2232021#2602022#3312023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#2452021#3242022#3042023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#3362021#4582022#4042023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#5192019#3722020#4312021

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#4612020

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#6872021#8272022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#8352022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Brianna a Name for Boys or Girls?

Brianna is most often given to girls, celebrated for its classic and refined nature. The name’s association with strength and nobility resonates well with parents seeking a timeless choice.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Brianna

Brianna in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Brianna Hildebrand (Actress, born 1996): American actress widely recognized for her role as Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the "Deadpool" films.
  • Brianna Keilar (Journalist, born 1980): Australian-American journalist and CNN anchor, noted for her incisive political reporting.
  • Brianna Taylor (Reality TV Star, born 1987): American reality TV star who gained fame on "The Real World: Hollywood."
  • Brianna Brown (Actress, born 1979): American actress known for her roles in "General Hospital" and "Devious Maids."
  • Brianna Rollins-McNeal (Athlete, born 1991): American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meters hurdles.
  • Brianna Perry (Rapper, born 1992): American rapper and songwriter, acclaimed for her music in the hip-hop industry.
  • Brianna Wu (Game Developer, born 1977): American video game developer and computer programmer, co-founder of Giant Spacekat.
  • Brianna Glenn (Athlete, born 1980): American long jumper and sprinter, competed in various international athletic events.
  • Brianna Throssell (Swimmer, born 1996): Australian competitive swimmer, multiple medalist at the World Championships.
  • Brianna Visalli (Soccer Player, born 1995): English-American professional soccer player, has played for clubs in the U.S. and Europe.
  • Brianna Randall Fraser ("Outlander," 2014 TV Series): A strong-willed and intelligent daughter of Claire and Jamie Fraser, navigating life in the 18th century and the modern era.
  • "Brianna's Song" (2016 Album): A soulful collection of songs inspired by the life and experiences of Brianna, blending various musical genres.
  • Brianna ("Brianna's Adventures," 2018 Children's Book): Chronicles the adventures of Brianna, a young girl who discovers a magical world and learns valuable life lessons.
  • Brianna Miller ("Brianna's Secret," 2020 Novel): A thrilling mystery novel where Brianna, an amateur detective, solves intricate cases in her small town.
  • Brianna ("Brianna's Dream," 2017 Film): A young woman pursuing her dream of becoming a professional dancer despite numerous challenges.
  • Brianna Lynn ("All My Children," 1970 TV Series): A beloved character known for her dramatic storylines and relationships in the fictional town of Pine Valley.
  • "Brianna's Garden" (2019 Children's Book): Follows Brianna, a young girl who discovers a magical garden in her backyard and learns about nature and friendship.
  • Brianna ("Brianna's Quest," 2021 Video Game): An engaging game where players help Brianna navigate a mystical world filled with puzzles and magical creatures.
  • Brianna Taylor ("Brianna's Battle," 2020 TV Series): A determined and brave woman facing personal and professional challenges while fighting for justice.
  • Brianna ("The Chronicles of Brianna," 2020 Book Series): Follows Brianna, a young hero on a quest to save her kingdom from dark forces and mythical creatures.
  • Brianna Park (Texas, United States): A recreational park offering a variety of outdoor activities in Texas.
  • Brianna Lake (British Columbia, Canada): A serene lake located in the province of British Columbia, ideal for fishing and boating.
  • Brianna Creek (Victoria, Australia): A small creek flowing through the state of Victoria, surrounded by picturesque landscapes.
  • Brianna Hill (Wales, United Kingdom): A notable hill providing panoramic views and popular hiking trails in Wales.
  • Brianna Beach (Florida, United States): A coastal beach in Florida, attracting tourists with its sandy shores and clear waters.
  • Brianna Forest (New South Wales, Australia): A dense forest area in New South Wales, home to diverse wildlife and flora.
  • Brianna River (Queensland, Australia): A river running through Queensland, offering water sports and scenic beauty.
  • Brianna Village (Ontario, Canada): A small village in Ontario known for its close-knit community and charming rural atmosphere.

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