Recorded 1996–2002 Girls' name Peak 1996 37 births

Breighanna — girls' name

37 babies named Breighanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s21
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Breighanna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Breighanna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breighanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Breighanna between 1996 and 2002, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breighanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breighanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Breighanna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breighanna 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 37 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.

Breighanna at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

37

Since 1996

7 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1996

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2002

Breighanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1996

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Breighanna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 57% of Breighanna's all-time total
1990s162000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breighanna?
37 babies have been named Breighanna since 1996. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Breighanna most popular?
Breighanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Breighanna been used?
Breighanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 7 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Breighanna?
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, 1996–2002 (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.