Bryanna
Bryanna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bryanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bryanna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bryanna
Bryanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 1,027 Bryannas were born — ranking #292 that year. As of 2026, Bryanna ranks #2,011 for baby girls with 97 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 20K Bryannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bryanna
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About the name Bryanna
Bryanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Bryanna's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #292. Use the chart and map above to compare Bryanna'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.