Girls' name · since 1990

Bryona

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 181 babies named Bryona, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,828 of 72,339
all-time among girls
181
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Bryona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 181 have been recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Bryona recorded 181 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2008.

  • #20,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 181 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryona ranks #20,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#20,828 of 72,339
all-time among girls
181
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bryona's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bryona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bryona's full recorded timeline at 2000, 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 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bryona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
05101520 1990199519982001200420072008 9

Bryona by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Bryona's strongest decade.

92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Bryona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryona?
Bryona has been given to 181 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,828 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 15 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Bryona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bryona ranks #20,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bryona most popular?
Bryona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Bryona been used?
The SSA has tracked Bryona since 1990 -- 19 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Bryona?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bryona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2008 (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 Bryona 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.