Breonna — #10470 US girls' name
5,160 babies named Breonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 41% of names given to girls today.
45% of everyone ever named Breonna was born in this single decade.
280 babies were named Breonna in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Breonna
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,160 babies named Breonna between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breonna currently holds the #10470 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 280 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Breonna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,301 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Breonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 302 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Breonna in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Breonna 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 5,160 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.
Breonna at a glance
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Current rank
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Breonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978
- Peak year (1994)
- 280
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #10470 among girls.
5,160 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 280 births in a single year.
Breonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 2,301 births that decade — 45% of Breonna's all-time total
Breonna decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,301 births
- Runner-up 2,029 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Breonna's strongest decade
2,301 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
Breonna by state
Where Breonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 302 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 287 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 283 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 255 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 233 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 231 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 201 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 176 | 3.4% |
302 of 5,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 5.9% of nationwide
- California 5.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.5% of nationwide
- Florida 4.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 31 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Breonna appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1978–2024 (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.