Girls' name · since 1979
Brieana
989 babies named Brieana in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 989
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brieana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 989 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Brieana recorded 989 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2016.
- #7,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 989 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brieana ranks #7,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 989 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 989
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brieana's 989 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Brieana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brieana splits its recorded history at 1997: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brieana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
989 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 61 births in a single year.
Brieana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (496 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Brieana's strongest decade.
496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Brieana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 145
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
496 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 496 births (50% of all-time use).
Brieana decade highlights
- Peak decade 496 births
- Runner-up 281 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Brieana 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 Brieana's total volume
Brieana by state
Where Brieana concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
124 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.5% of nationwide
- Texas 1.6% of nationwide
- New York 1.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.0% of nationwide
- Florida 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Brieana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brieana's data
- Brieana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (496 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brieanas (124 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 Brieana: 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 (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Brieana 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.
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