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Girl · French (short form)
Brielle
Say it: bree-EL
Meaning
Probably a short form of Gabrielle; it coincides with the Dutch town of Brielle.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 38,814 babies given this name since 1972
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 578 girls
- 2,697 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Briel
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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