Girls' name · since 1996

Briaja

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Briaja, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#43,048 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Briaja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1996.

Briaja has 25 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2003.

  • #43,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 25 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briaja ranks #43,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#43,048 of 72,339
all-time among girls
25
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Briaja's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Briaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Briaja's full recorded timeline at 2000, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Briaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 1996199720002003 5

Briaja by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Briaja's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Briaja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briaja?
Briaja has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #43,048 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 8 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Briaja sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briaja ranks #43,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Briaja most popular?
Briaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Briaja been used?
The SSA has tracked Briaja since 1996 -- 8 years through the most recent 2003 data.
What names are similar to Briaja?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Briaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2003 (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 Briaja 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.