girl's name
Briella
bree-EL-uh
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 16,067
the United States
#362
2025 births
Briella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, a short form of Gabriella meaning "God is my strength". The BRI comes from the middle of the longer name rather than from any word of its own, which is unusual among modern short forms.
- Briella is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2018, when 1,259 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,923 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Briella over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 58 |
| 2000s | 641 |
| 2010s | 8,915 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,437 |
What Briella means
Briella carries the meaning of Gabriella — God is my strength — since it is a clipping of it. On its own the syllable bri means nothing in Hebrew; the sense belongs to the name it was cut from.
Where Briella comes from
Briella clips Gabriella, the feminine of Gabriel, from the Hebrew gever, a strong man, and el, God, giving God is my strength or man of God. Most short forms take the beginning of a name; Briella takes the middle, dropping the GA and keeping what follows, which is the same operation that produced Bella from Isabella. The archangel Gabriel announces the birth of both John the Baptist and Jesus in the Gospel of Luke and dictates the Quran to Muhammad in Islamic tradition, making him a figure in three faiths. Briella appears in our records from 1993.
Briella in use
Briella charts in five of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2018.
How popular is Briella?
In 2025, Briella was given to 845 babies in the United States, ranking #362 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Briella is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Briella
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Briella also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Briella over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Briella
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Briella in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Briella
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Briella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Briella
What does the name Briella mean?
God is my strength, carried over from Gabriella, of which it is a short form.
Is Briella short for Gabriella?
Yes, and unusually it takes the middle of the name rather than the start — the same operation that gives Bella from Isabella.
What is the difference between Briella and Brielle?
Only the ending. Both clip Gabriella and both are modern.
How popular is the name Briella?
In 2025, Briella was given to 845 babies in the United States, ranking #362 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Briella a girl's or a boy's name?
Briella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Briella most popular?
Briella peaked in 2018, when 1,259 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Briella?
Briella is usually shortened to Bri and Ella.
Is Briella a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Briella currently ranks #362 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.