Recorded 1982–2018 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,162 births

Briahna — girls' name

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.

1980s511990s4062000s5622010s143
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Briahna was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

82 babies were named Briahna in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briahna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,162 babies named Briahna between 1982 and 2018, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briahna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briahna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 562 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Briahna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Briahna in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briahna 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 1,162 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.

Briahna at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,162

Since 1982

37 years of records

Peak year

2008

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1982

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2018

Briahna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1982

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2008)
82
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Briahna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
562 births that decade — 48% of Briahna's all-time total
1980s511990s4062000s5622010s143

Briahna by state

Where Briahna concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Briahna
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%
California share of Briahna's total US births 7.5%
Even split

87 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Briahna appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briahna?
1,162 babies have been named Briahna since 1982. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2008 with 82 births.
When was Briahna most popular?
Briahna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 562 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Briahna most popular?
The top states for the name Briahna are California (87 births), Texas (46 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Briahna been used?
Briahna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 37 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Briahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, 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, 1982–2018 (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.