Girls' name · since 1963
Brianna
264,799 babies named Brianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264,799
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
264,799 babies have been named Brianna since 1963, making it today's #222 girls' name.
Brianna has 264,799 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #222 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, 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 1963 to 2025.
- #153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #222 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 264,799 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brianna ranks #153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #222 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 264,799 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264,799
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brianna's 264,799 recorded births place it above 99.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brianna compares
264,799 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Brianna's all-time total is 704x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 264,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12,880 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brianna's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 12,880, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brianna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 12,880
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Brianna popularity over time - boys
438 total births recorded since 1984 (Brianna as boys' name)
Brianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99,798 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Brianna's strongest decade.
99,798 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Brianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 1,639
1970s
1,639 births
- 1980s 17,133
1980s
17,133 births
- 1990s
1990s
99,108 births
- 2000s
2000s
99,798 births
- 2010s 36,917
2010s
36,917 births
- 2020s 10,122
2020s
10,122 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99,798 births (38% of all-time use).
How Brianna 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 Brianna's total volume
Brianna by state
Where Brianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35,883 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25,872 | 9.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 19,999 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16,855 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 10,780 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10,723 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 9,674 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 8,882 | 3.4% |
35,883 of 264,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brianna appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brianna's data
- Brianna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99,798 total births); usage has since declined to 10,122 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briannas (35,883 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 Brianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Brianna 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.