Recorded 1986–2021 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,364 births

Breyanna — girls' name

1,364 babies named Breyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s6222000s5692010s1302020s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Breyanna was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

80 babies were named Breyanna in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,364 babies named Breyanna between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breyanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breyanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 622 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Breyanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Breyanna in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breyanna 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 1,364 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.

Breyanna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,364

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

1999

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Breyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1999)
80
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Breyanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
622 births that decade — 46% of Breyanna's all-time total
1980s381990s6222000s5692010s1302020s5

Breyanna by state

Where Breyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Breyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 5.2%
#2 Florida
56 4.1%
#3 Texas
46 3.4%
#4 New York
39 2.9%
#5 North Carolina
36 2.6%
#6 Georgia
34 2.5%
#7 Illinois
33 2.4%
#8 Ohio
13 1.0%
California share of Breyanna's total US births 5.2%
Even split

71 of 1,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Breyanna appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breyanna?
1,364 babies have been named Breyanna since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1999 with 80 births.
When was Breyanna most popular?
Breyanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 622 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Breyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Breyanna are California (71 births), Florida (56 births), Texas (46 births).
How long has the name Breyanna been used?
Breyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Breyanna?
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, 1986–2021 (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.