How Many People Are Named Breanna?
An estimated 80,162 people in the United States have the first name Breanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Breanna peaked in popularity in 1996 with 4,701 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Breanna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Breanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Breanna is overwhelmingly female, 65 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Breanna has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
80,162
About 1 in 4,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1996
4,701 births
Total Registered
82,366
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Breanna
Breanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 82,366 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Breanna as a male name
Ranked #4,440 in 2004
19 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (19 births)
Breanna as a female name
Ranked #1,821 in 2024
110 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (4,701 births)
Breanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Breanna span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 40,056 babies were registered. Breanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Breanna by Decade
How has Breanna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Breanna by State
Birth registrations for Breanna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, District of Columbia, Rhode Island. On average, about 1,586 Breannas were registered per state.
Breanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Breanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Breanna
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Breanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breanna?
We estimate approximately 80,162 people named Breanna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Breanna a common name?
Breanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82,366 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Breanna most popular?
Breanna reached peak popularity in 1996, when 4,701 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Breanna is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Breanna a female name?
Breanna is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Breanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Breanna Smith, Breanna Johnson, Breanna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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