Breann — #15693 US girls' name
5,808 babies named Breann in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
44% of everyone ever named Breann was born in this single decade.
299 babies were named Breann in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Breann
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,808 babies named Breann between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breann currently holds the #15693 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 299 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Breann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,557 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Breann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 747 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Breann in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Breann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,808 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Breann at a glance
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Current rank
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Breann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974
- Peak year (1996)
- 299
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #15693 among girls.
5,808 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 299 births in a single year.
Breann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 2,557 births that decade — 44% of Breann's all-time total
Breann decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,557 births
- Runner-up 1,495 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Breann's strongest decade
2,557 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% of all-time use.
Breann by state
Where Breann concentrates geographically — total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 747 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 389 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 245 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 242 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 239 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 211 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Utah | | 208 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 176 | 3.0% |
747 of 5,808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.9% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Breann appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.