Bianna
In Greek mythology, Bianna was a young unmarried woman from Biennus in Crete, according to Stephanus of Byzantium. After a famine forced a mass emigration, she was among those who fled to an area of Gaul along the river Rhône. During a dance, a chasm opened up in the earth and engulfed her.
Meaning & Origin of Bianna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Greek mythology, Bianna was a young unmarried woman from Biennus in Crete, according to Stephanus of Byzantium. After a famine forced a mass emigration, she was among those who fled to an area of Gaul along the river Rhône. During a dance, a chasm opened up in the earth and engulfed her.
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The Story of Bianna
Bianna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 12 Biannas were born — ranking #9,147 that year. As of 2026, Bianna ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 148 Biannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bianna
Bianna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Bianna's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #9,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Bianna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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