Declining since 1995.
Popularity of Breaunna since 1985
Babies named Breaunna per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 330 |
| 2000s | 244 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Breaunna is a modern American invention that first appeared in recorded U.S. naming data in 1985. It reached its peak usage in 1996, when the name was given to the most newborns in a single year. Since 1995, however, its frequency has steadily declined, reflecting a broader shift away from invented feminine names ending in -anna. The name has never cracked the top 1,000 national rankings, and its rarity means it has no recorded concentration in any particular state. The spelling Breaunna is one of many variations on the Brianna theme, which itself drew from the well-established Brian supplemented by the then-fashionable -anna suffix. Parents in the 1990s who chose Breaunna were participating in a widespread trend toward distinctive spellings, a pattern that has since subsided.
Breaunna is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1985. It appears to be a respelling of Brianna, itself a feminine form of Brian, combined with the trendy suffix -anna. The name gained modest use in the 1990s and has since declined.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bree, Anna, Bri
Sibling names for Breaunna
Names that share Breaunna's style, for a brother or sister.
