Recorded 1984–2016 Girls' name Peak 1997 1,462 births

Breauna — girls' name

1,462 babies named Breauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s671990s7582000s5652010s72
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Breauna was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

92 babies were named Breauna in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,462 babies named Breauna between 1984 and 2016, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breauna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 758 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Breauna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Breauna in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breauna 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 1,462 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.

Breauna at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,462

Since 1984

33 years of records

Peak year

1997

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1984

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2016

Breauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1984

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
92
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Breauna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
758 births that decade — 52% of Breauna's all-time total
1980s671990s7582000s5652010s72

Breauna by state

Where Breauna concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Breauna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
116 7.9%
#2 Texas
105 7.2%
#3 Ohio
75 5.1%
#4 Florida
27 1.8%
#5 Missouri
25 1.7%
#6 Illinois
22 1.5%
#7 Alabama
13 0.9%
#8 Georgia
11 0.8%
California share of Breauna's total US births 7.9%
Even split

116 of 1,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Breauna appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breauna?
1,462 babies have been named Breauna since 1984. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 92 births.
When was Breauna most popular?
Breauna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 758 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Breauna most popular?
The top states for the name Breauna are California (116 births), Texas (105 births), Ohio (75 births).
How long has the name Breauna been used?
Breauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 33 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Breauna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1984–2016 (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.