Girls' name · since 1973
Breanne
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 10,352 babies named Breanne, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,352
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
10,352 babies have been named Breanne since 1973, making it today's #12191 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Breanne recorded 10,352 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #12191 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,352 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breanne ranks #1,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,352 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,352
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breanne's 10,352 recorded births place it above 97.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Breanne compares
10,352 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breanne's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,352 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 517 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breanne's full recorded timeline at 2000, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 517 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 517
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Breanne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,088 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Breanne's strongest decade.
4,088 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Breanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 482
1970s
482 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,694 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,088 births
- 2000s 1,428
2000s
1,428 births
- 2010s 577
2010s
577 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,088 births (39% of all-time use).
How Breanne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Breanne's total volume
Breanne by state
Where Breanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,517 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 568 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 555 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 514 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 495 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 457 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 431 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 391 | 3.8% |
1,517 of 10,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Breanne appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Breanne's data
- Breanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,088 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breannes (1,517 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Breanne 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.