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Brienne

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Brienne has been given to about 1,509 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,477
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brienne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 122
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,509
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Brienne?

Its best year was 1979, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 1113th. The typical living American called Brienne is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Brienne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brianne0.83
  2. Brielle0.79
  3. Adrienne0.76
  4. Irene0.73
  5. Brigette0.71
  6. Arlene0.68
  7. Bridgette0.69
  8. Rene0.68

Middle names for Brienne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brienne Noelle0.83
  2. Brienne Frances0.80
  3. Brienne Hazel0.80
  4. Brienne Violet0.79
  5. Brienne Della0.76
  6. Brienne Margaret0.76

Sibling names for Brienne

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fallonsister · 0.79
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.77
  3. Elishaeither · 0.76
  4. Kareembrother · 0.76
  5. Laceysister · 0.74
  6. Aishasister · 0.73

Where Brienne is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Brienne Wilson0.75
    2. Brienne Williams0.75
    3. Brienne Walker0.75
    4. Brienne Turner0.75
    5. Brienne Torres0.75
    6. Brienne Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Brienne

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.