Girls' name · since 1947
Brianne
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 20,473 babies named Brianne, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,473
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brianne is the #5270 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 20,473 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Brianne recorded 20,473 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #5270 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,270 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,473 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brianne ranks #1,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,270 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,473 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,270 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,473
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brianne's 20,473 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brianne compares
20,473 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Brianne's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brianne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,473 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,663 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brianne's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 1,663, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brianne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 1,663
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Brianne popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1979 (Brianne as boys' name)
Brianne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8,100 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Brianne's strongest decade.
8,100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Brianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 2,024
1970s
2,024 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,100 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,763 births
- 2000s 2,480
2000s
2,480 births
- 2010s 827
2010s
827 births
- 2020s 204
2020s
204 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8,100 births (40% of all-time use).
How Brianne 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 Brianne's total volume
Brianne by state
Where Brianne concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,464 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,554 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,153 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,083 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 934 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 934 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 927 | 4.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 823 | 4.0% |
2,464 of 20,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Brianne appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brianne's data
- Brianne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (8,100 total births); usage has since declined to 204 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briannes (2,464 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 Brianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Brianne 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.