Girls' name · since 1973
Bria
16,815 babies named Bria in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,815
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bria is the #1165 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 16,815 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Bria recorded 16,815 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #1165 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,165 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,815 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bria ranks #1,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,165 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,815 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,815
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bria's 16,815 recorded births place it above 98.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bria compares
16,815 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bria's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,698 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bria splits its recorded history at 1999: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (10 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 1,698 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,698
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Bria popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1966 (Bria as boys' name)
Bria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,778 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Bria's strongest decade.
6,778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Bria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 189
1970s
189 births
- 1980s 656
1980s
656 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,778 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,139 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,223 births
- 2020s 1,830
2020s
1,830 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,778 births (40% of all-time use).
How Bria 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 Bria's total volume
Bria by state
Where Bria concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,214 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,053 | 6.3% |
| #3 | California | | 1,026 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 924 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 865 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 769 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 694 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 661 | 3.9% |
1,214 of 16,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Bria appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bria's data
- Bria's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,778 total births); usage has since declined to 1,830 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brias (1,214 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Bria 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.