Girls' name · since 1981
Briauna
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.
- #6,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,345
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Briauna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,345 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Briauna recorded 1,345 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2019.
- #6,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,345 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briauna ranks #6,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,345 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,345
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Briauna's 1,345 recorded births place it above 91.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Briauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Briauna's full recorded timeline at 2002, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Briauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Briauna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (666 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Briauna's strongest decade.
666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Briauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
666 births
- 2000s
2000s
527 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 666 births (50% of all-time use).
How Briauna 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 Briauna's total volume
Briauna by state
Where Briauna concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| 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% |
98 of 1,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Briauna appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Briauna's data
- Briauna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (666 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briaunas (98 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Briauna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1981–2019 (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 Briauna 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.