US rank #4199 Girls' name Peak 1979 20,451 births

Brianne — #4199 US girls' name

20,451 babies named Brianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4199
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Brianne was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

1,662 babies were named Brianne in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 20,451 babies named Brianne between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brianne currently holds the #4199 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 1,662 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brianne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8,102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Brianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,464 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Brianne in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brianne 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 20,451 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.

Brianne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

20,451

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

1979

1,662 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,199

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brianne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
1,662
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Brianne popularity over time — boys

31 total births recorded since 1979 (Brianne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
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Brianne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8,102 births that decade — 40% of Brianne's all-time total
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Brianne by state

Where Brianne concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brianne
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
928 4.5%
#7 Ohio
927 4.5%
#8 New Jersey
823 4.0%
California share of Brianne's total US births 12.0%
Even split

2,464 of 20,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Brianne appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brianne?
20,451 babies have been named Brianne since 1947. It currently ranks #4199 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 1,662 births.
When was Brianne most popular?
Brianne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8,102 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Brianne most popular?
The top states for the name Brianne are California (2,464 births), New York (1,554 births), Pennsylvania (1,153 births).
How long has the name Brianne been used?
Brianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brianne?
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, 1947–2024 (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.