US rank #3590 Girls' name Peak 1997 6,191 births

Bryana — #3590 US girls' name

6,191 babies named Bryana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3590
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bryana was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

292 babies were named Bryana in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryana

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,191 babies named Bryana between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bryana currently holds the #3590 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 292 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,332 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bryana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,055 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Bryana in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryana 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 6,191 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.

Bryana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,191

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1997

292 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,590

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bryana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
292
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Bryana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,332 births that decade — 38% of Bryana's all-time total
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Bryana by state

Where Bryana concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bryana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,055 17.0%
#2 Texas
625 10.1%
#3 New York
441 7.1%
#4 Florida
371 6.0%
#5 Illinois
227 3.7%
#6 New Jersey
207 3.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
181 2.9%
#8 Arizona
136 2.2%
California share of Bryana's total US births 17.0%
Even split

1,055 of 6,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Bryana appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryana?
6,191 babies have been named Bryana since 1972. It currently ranks #3590 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 292 births.
When was Bryana most popular?
Bryana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,332 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Bryana most popular?
The top states for the name Bryana are California (1,055 births), Texas (625 births), New York (441 births).
How long has the name Bryana been used?
Bryana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bryana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, 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, 1972–2024 (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.