How Many People Are Named Brienna?
An estimated 1,648 people in the United States have the first name Brienna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Brienna peaked in popularity in 1992 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brienna 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 Brienna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,648
About 1 in 207,982 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
78 births
Total Registered
1,694
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brienna
Brienna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,694 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brienna as a female name
Ranked #12,367 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1992 (78 births)
Brienna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brienna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 642 babies were registered. Brienna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brienna by Decade
How has Brienna 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.
Brienna by State
Birth registrations for Brienna span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, New Jersey. On average, about 22 Briennas were registered per state.
Brienna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brienna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brienna
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Brienna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brienna?
We estimate approximately 1,648 people named Brienna 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 207,982 Americans share this first name.
Is Brienna a common name?
Brienna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,694 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brienna most popular?
Brienna reached peak popularity in 1992, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brienna is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brienna a female name?
Brienna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brienna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brienna Smith, Brienna Johnson, Brienna 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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