Recorded 1979–2016 Girls' name Peak 1994 989 births

Brieana — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s1451990s4962000s2812010s62
1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

61 babies were named Brieana in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brieana

The Social Security Administration has registered 989 babies named Brieana between 1979 and 2016, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brieana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brieana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 496 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brieana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Brieana in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brieana 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 989 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.

Brieana at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

989

Since 1979

38 years of records

Peak year

1994

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1979

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2016

Brieana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1979

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
61
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Brieana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
496 births that decade — 50% of Brieana's all-time total
1970s51980s1451990s4962000s2812010s62

Brieana by state

Where Brieana concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brieana
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%
California share of Brieana's total US births 12.5%
Even split

124 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Brieana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brieana?
989 babies have been named Brieana since 1979. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 61 births.
When was Brieana most popular?
Brieana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 496 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Brieana most popular?
The top states for the name Brieana are California (124 births), Texas (16 births), New York (15 births).
How long has the name Brieana been used?
Brieana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 38 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Brieana?
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, 1979–2016 (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.