Girls' name · since 1956
Breena
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 893 babies named Breena, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 893
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 893 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Breena recorded 893 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2022.
- #8,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 893 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breena ranks #8,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 893 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 893
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breena's 893 recorded births place it above 88.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Breena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breena's full recorded timeline at 1995, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Breena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (288 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Breena's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Breena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
155 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
288 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 288 births (32% of all-time use).
How Breena 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 Breena's total volume
Breena by state
Where Breena concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 84 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
84 of 893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Breena's data
- Breena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breenas (84 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 Breena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1956–2022 (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 Breena 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.