Unisex name · since 1978
Bryann
Bryann has 369 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bryann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryann has been recorded 369 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2020.
- #14,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryann ranks #14,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bryann's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bryann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bryann's full recorded timeline at 1998, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bryann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (1991)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Bryann popularity over time - boys
113 total births recorded since 1984 (Bryann as boys' name)
Bryann by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (140 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Bryann's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Bryann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 140 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bryann's data
- Bryann's decade-level peak was the 1990s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Bryann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Bryann 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.