Girls' name · since 1974
Brienna
1,694 babies named Brienna in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,694
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brienna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,694 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brienna has been recorded 1,694 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2023.
- #5,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,694 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brienna ranks #5,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,694 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,694
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brienna's 1,694 recorded births place it above 92.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Brienna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brienna splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brienna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Brienna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (642 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Brienna's strongest decade.
642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Brienna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
642 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 642 births (38% of all-time use).
How Brienna 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 Brienna's total volume
Brienna by state
Where Brienna concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.3% |
91 of 1,694 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brienna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brienna's data
- Brienna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (642 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briennas (91 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 Brienna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Brienna 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.