Girls' name · since 1950
Briana
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 97,120 babies named Briana, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,120
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Briana is the #661 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 97,120 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briana has been recorded 97,120 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #661 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 97,120 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briana ranks #386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 97,120 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,120
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Briana's 97,120 recorded births place it above 99.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Briana compares
97,120 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Briana's all-time total is 258x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Briana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97,120 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,000 | 21 | 19,840 |
Briana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Briana splits its recorded history at 1989: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 5,000 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Briana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 5,000
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Briana popularity over time - boys
206 total births recorded since 1984 (Briana as boys' name)
Briana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42,801 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Briana's strongest decade.
42,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Briana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 298
1960s
298 births
- 1970s 2,116
1970s
2,116 births
- 1980s 10,881
1980s
10,881 births
- 1990s
1990s
42,801 births
- 2000s
2000s
28,719 births
- 2010s 9,066
2010s
9,066 births
- 2020s 3,167
2020s
3,167 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42,801 births (44% of all-time use).
How Briana 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 Briana's total volume
Briana by state
Where Briana concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16,880 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10,909 | 11.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,846 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,828 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,998 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,462 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 3,325 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,881 | 3.0% |
16,880 of 97,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Briana appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Briana's data
- Briana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (42,801 total births); usage has since declined to 3,167 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brianas (16,880 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Briana 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.