Brianna is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name Brian - “Briana” being the original spelling. We present here max five names per year. So, take your pick, and find some inspiring stories behind these names. Give this a couple of minutes – for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them!

Check for other names in First Names First!

Brianna Wu* computer programmer/video game developer – WV USA (1977)
Brianna Brown* actress/ producer – Saint Paul, MN USA (1979) pic

Brianna Glenn* athlete (long jump)/model – Santa Ana, CA USA (1980)
Brianna Keilar* American journalist – Canberra, Australia (1980)
Brianna Lea Pruett* singer-songwriter/ musician/filmmaker – Sacramento, CA USA (1983)
Brianna Westbrook* transgender rights activist – Mesa, AZ USA (1984)
Brianna Maitland* disappeared teenager – Burlington, VT USA (1986)

Brianna Henries* esthetician/ politician – Providence, RI USA (1991)
Brianna Beahan* athlete (hurdles) – Joondalup, Perth, WA, Australia (1991)
Brianna Nelson* paralympian (swimmer/OS) – Calgary, AB Canada (1992)
Brianna Throssell* swimmer – Subiaco, WA Australia (1996)
Brianna Fruean* activist/ environmental advocate for Samoa – Auckland, New Zealand (1998)

Brianna Pinto* football player – New Haven, CT USA (2000)
Brianna Holder* netball player – Barbados (2001)
Brianna Lyston* athlete (sprinter) - Jamaica (2004)

Updated 25.8.2023 Turku