Gender
Origin
- Greek
- The name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine.
- English
- Botanical name, a flowering perennial vine with heart-shaped leaves and a root used in some folk medicine; variant of Bryony
Syllables
3
Themes
- Literary
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Briony
Pronunciation
b-rio-ny
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #7420, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #334, 101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #196, 25 births); most recent 2012 (rank #665, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence