Girls' name · since 1984
Briena
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Briena, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
132 girls have been named Briena since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briena has been recorded 132 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2010.
- #24,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Briena ranks #24,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Briena's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Briena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Briena's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Briena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Briena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Briena's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Briena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Briena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Briena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1984–2010 (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 Briena 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.