Girls' name · since 1986
Breanah
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Breanah, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Breanah since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breanah has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2012.
- #19,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breanah ranks #19,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breanah's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Breanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breanah's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2012
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Breanah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Breanah's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Breanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (53% of all-time use).
Breanah by state
Where Breanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Breanah's data
- Breanah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breanahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Breanah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.