76%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-ə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Brian. This name was used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsBreana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Brianna, Brianne, Bryana, Bryanna, BryanneDiminutivesBree, Bria, BrieMasculine FormsBrian, Brion, Bryan, BryonUser SubmissionBríana PopularityDetails Last ranked #95 in 2000 New Zealand Last ranked #637 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful natural wholesome refined Categories choreographers, Edmund Spenser characters, ends in -ana, feminine forms, literature, Ni no Kuni characters, trendy