Is Brienne a boy or girl name?

Brienne is a girl’s name. Of the 1,509 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

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Brienne

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Brienne was most popular in 1979, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,838 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,509 people named Brienne.

Brienne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brienne’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brienne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brienne is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,509 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Brienne

Where Brienne is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org