Girls' name · since 1972
Bryana
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 6,222 babies named Bryana, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,222
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bryana currently ranks #4483 among girls' names in America, with 6,222 babies recorded since 1972.
Bryana has 6,222 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4483 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,483 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,222 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryana ranks #2,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,483 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,222 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,222
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bryana's 6,222 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bryana compares
6,222 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Bryana's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bryana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,222 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 292 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bryana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryana's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 292 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 292
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Bryana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,332 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Bryana's strongest decade.
2,332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Bryana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 522
1980s
522 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,332 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,326 births
- 2010s 788
2010s
788 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,332 births (37% of all-time use).
How Bryana 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 Bryana's total volume
Bryana by state
Where Bryana concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,055 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 625 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 446 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 379 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 227 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 207 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 136 | 2.2% |
1,055 of 6,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Bryana appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bryana's data
- Bryana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,332 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bryanas (1,055 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 Bryana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Bryana 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.