Briony

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Briony first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 101 babies (rank #336 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Briony

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Briony yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
22Soul urgeThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,062

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	99	#347
1997	101	#336
1998	99	#344
1999	91	#354
2000	101	#334
2001	79	#399
2002	77	#421
2003	58	#532
2004	53	#584
2005	42	#720
2006	38	#798
2007	38	#839
2008	34	#941
2009	19	#1,477
2010	24	#1,302
2011	26	#1,231
2012	22	#1,436
2013	17	#1,720
2014	15	#1,900
2015	17	#1,726
2016	12	#2,257