Recorded 1981–2019 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,345 births

Briauna — girls' name

1,345 babies named Briauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s571990s6662000s5272010s95
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Briauna was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

85 babies were named Briauna in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,345 babies named Briauna between 1981 and 2019, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briauna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 666 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Briauna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Briauna in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briauna 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 1,345 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.

Briauna at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,345

Since 1981

39 years of records

Peak year

1994

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1981

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2019

Briauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1981

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
85
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Briauna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
666 births that decade — 50% of Briauna's all-time total
1980s571990s6662000s5272010s95

Briauna by state

Where Briauna concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Briauna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
98 7.3%
#2 Texas
64 4.8%
#3 Florida
45 3.3%
#4 Ohio
19 1.4%
#5 North Carolina
16 1.2%
#6 Missouri
15 1.1%
#7 Georgia
12 0.9%
#8 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Briauna's total US births 7.3%
Even split

98 of 1,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Briauna appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briauna?
1,345 babies have been named Briauna since 1981. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 85 births.
When was Briauna most popular?
Briauna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 666 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Briauna most popular?
The top states for the name Briauna are California (98 births), Texas (64 births), Florida (45 births).
How long has the name Briauna been used?
Briauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 39 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Briauna?
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, 1981–2019 (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.