Girls' name · since 1984
Breyana
1,100 babies named Breyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,100
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breyana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,100 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyana has been recorded 1,100 times among girls since 1984, 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 1984 to 2017.
- #7,023 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,100 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyana ranks #7,023 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,100 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,100
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breyana's 1,100 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Breyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breyana's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Breyana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (526 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Breyana's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Breyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
526 births
- 2000s
2000s
443 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 526 births (48% of all-time use).
How Breyana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Breyana's total volume
Breyana by state
Where Breyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 5.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 42 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 36 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.5% |
56 of 1,100 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Breyana appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Breyana's data
- Breyana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (526 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breyanas (56 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breyana: 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 (~33 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, 1984–2017 (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 Breyana 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.