Recorded 1991–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 28 births

Brehana — girls' name

28 babies named Brehana in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s5
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Brehana was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brehana in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brehana

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Brehana between 1991 and 2007, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brehana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brehana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brehana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brehana 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 28 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.

Brehana at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

28

Since 1991

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1991

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2007

Brehana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1991

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Brehana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 82% of Brehana's all-time total
1990s232000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brehana?
28 babies have been named Brehana since 1991. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Brehana most popular?
Brehana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Brehana been used?
Brehana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 17 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Brehana?
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.

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, 1991–2007 (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.