Girls' name · since 1988
Breiana
315 babies named Breiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breiana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 315 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breiana has been recorded 315 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2010.
- #15,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 315 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breiana ranks #15,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breiana's 315 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Breiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breiana's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2010
- Peak year (1994)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Breiana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (173 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Breiana's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Breiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 173 births (55% of all-time use).
Breiana by state
Where Breiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
10 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Breiana's data
- Breiana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breianas (10 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 Breiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1988–2010 (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 Breiana 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.