Declining since 1997.
Popularity of Breauna since 1984
Babies named Breauna per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 758 |
| 2000s | 565 |
| 2010s | 72 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Breauna first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1984, part of a wave of creatively spelled -auna names that flourished in the 1990s. Its peak year was 1997, when it ranked outside the top 1,000 but still saw several hundred births. Since then, it has declined steadily, dropping below the top 1,000 and now averaging fewer than 5 births per year as of 2025. The name never achieved widespread national popularity and was not concentrated in any particular state. Breauna reflects the late-20th-century trend of blending familiar sounds into distinctively modern given names.
Breauna is a modern coinage from the 1980s, formed by blending the popular name Brianna (itself a feminine form of Brian) with the fashionable -auna suffix seen in names like Shauna. It first appeared in U.S. records in 1984 and rose to modest use during the 1990s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bree, Bre
Sibling names for Breauna
Names that share Breauna's style, for a brother or sister.
