Recorded 1989–2017 Girls' name Peak 1999 413 births

Brianah — girls' name

413 babies named Brianah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1632000s2032010s41
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Brianah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

26 babies were named Brianah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brianah

The Social Security Administration has registered 413 babies named Brianah between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brianah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brianah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brianah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brianah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brianah 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 413 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.

Brianah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

413

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

1999

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Brianah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1999)
26
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20172010200620021998199419901989 6

Brianah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
203 births that decade — 49% of Brianah's all-time total
1980s61990s1632000s2032010s41

Brianah by state

Where Brianah concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brianah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 3.1%
#2 New York
11 2.7%
California share of Brianah's total US births 3.1%
Even split

13 of 413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brianah?
413 babies have been named Brianah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1999 with 26 births.
When was Brianah most popular?
Brianah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Brianah most popular?
The top states for the name Brianah are California (13 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Brianah been used?
Brianah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Brianah?
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, 1989–2017 (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.