Girls' name · since 1982
Briahna
1,162 babies named Briahna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,162
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Briahna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,162 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briahna has been recorded 1,162 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.
- #6,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,162 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briahna ranks #6,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,162 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,162
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Briahna's 1,162 recorded births place it above 90.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Briahna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Briahna's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Briahna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Briahna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (562 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Briahna's strongest decade.
562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Briahna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
406 births
- 2000s
2000s
562 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 562 births (48% of all-time use).
How Briahna 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 Briahna's total volume
Briahna by state
Where Briahna concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
87 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Briahna appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Briahna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (562 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briahnas (87 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 Briahna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Briahna 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.