Girls' name · since 1987
Briannah
1,443 babies named Briannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,443
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,443 girls have been named Briannah since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briannah has been recorded 1,443 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2022.
- #5,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,443 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briannah ranks #5,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,443 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,443
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Briannah's 1,443 recorded births place it above 91.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Briannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Briannah splits its recorded history at 2005: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Briannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Briannah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (737 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Briannah's strongest decade.
737 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Briannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
401 births
- 2000s
2000s
737 births
- 2010s 262
2010s
262 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 737 births (51% of all-time use).
How Briannah 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 Briannah's total volume
Briannah by state
Where Briannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 111 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 106 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 70 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 51 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
111 of 1,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Briannah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Briannah's data
- Briannah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (737 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Briannahs (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1987–2022 (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 Briannah 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.