How Many People Are Named Breonna?
An estimated 5,037 people in the United States have the first name Breonna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Breonna peaked in popularity in 1994 with 280 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Breonna 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 Breonna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,037
About 1 in 68,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1994
280 births
Total Registered
5,160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Breonna
Breonna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Breonna as a female name
Ranked #10,388 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (280 births)
Breonna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Breonna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,301 babies were registered. Breonna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Breonna by Decade
How has Breonna 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.
Breonna by State
Birth registrations for Breonna span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona. On average, about 121 Breonnas were registered per state.
Breonna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Breonna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Breonna
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Breonna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breonna?
We estimate approximately 5,037 people named Breonna 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 68,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Breonna a common name?
Breonna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Breonna most popular?
Breonna reached peak popularity in 1994, when 280 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Breonna is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Breonna a female name?
Breonna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Breonna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Breonna Smith, Breonna Johnson, Breonna 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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