Recorded 1982–2020 Girls' name Peak 1992 163 births

Briea — girls' name

163 babies named Briea in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s732000s402010s312020s8
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Briea was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Briea in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briea

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Briea between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Briea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briea 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 163 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.

Briea at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

163

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Briea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 202020142009200219991995199219861982 5

Briea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
73 births that decade — 45% of Briea's all-time total
1980s111990s732000s402010s312020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briea?
163 babies have been named Briea since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Briea most popular?
Briea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Briea been used?
Briea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Briea?
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.

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, 1982–2020 (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.