Girls' name · since 1985
Brianca
550 babies named Brianca in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 550
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brianca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 550 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Brianca recorded 550 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2011.
- #11,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 550 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brianca ranks #11,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 550 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 550
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brianca's 550 recorded births place it above 84.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Brianca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brianca's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brianca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Brianca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (365 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Brianca's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Brianca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
365 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 365 births (66% of all-time use).
How Brianca 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 Brianca's total volume
Brianca by state
Where Brianca concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 22 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 13 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Brianca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (365 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Briancas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Brianca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1985–2011 (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 Brianca 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.