Girls' name · since 1977
Brienne
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 1,504 babies named Brienne, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brienne currently ranks #12219 among girls' names in America, with 1,504 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Brienne recorded 1,504 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #12219 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #5,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,219 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,504 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brienne ranks #5,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,219 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,504 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Brienne's 1,504 recorded births place it above 92.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brienne compares
1,504 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brienne's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brienne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,504 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brienne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brienne splits its recorded history at 2001: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 122 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brienne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Brienne popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1980 (Brienne as boys' name)
Brienne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (591 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Brienne's strongest decade.
591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brienne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 171
1970s
171 births
- 1980s
1980s
591 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s 146
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 591 births (39% of all-time use).
How Brienne 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 Brienne's total volume
Brienne by state
Where Brienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 16 | 1.1% |
68 of 1,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Brienne appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brienne's data
- Brienne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (591 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Briennes (68 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 Brienne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Brienne 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.