Recorded 1990–2012 Girls' name Peak 1995 276 births

Breunna — girls' name

276 babies named Breunna in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1522000s1172010s7
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Breunna was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

22 babies were named Breunna in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breunna

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Breunna between 1990 and 2012, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breunna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breunna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Breunna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Breunna in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breunna 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 276 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.

Breunna at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

276

Since 1990

23 years of records

Peak year

1995

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1990

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2012

Breunna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1990

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1995)
22
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
510152025 20122007200420011998199519921990 7

Breunna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
152 births that decade — 55% of Breunna's all-time total
1990s1522000s1172010s7

Breunna by state

Where Breunna concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Breunna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 6.5%
#2 Tennessee
6 2.2%
#3 Alabama
5 1.8%
Texas share of Breunna's total US births 6.5%
Even split

18 of 276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breunna?
276 babies have been named Breunna since 1990. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1995 with 22 births.
When was Breunna most popular?
Breunna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Breunna most popular?
The top states for the name Breunna are Texas (18 births), Tennessee (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Breunna been used?
Breunna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 23 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Breunna?
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, 1990–2012 (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.