Breawna
The name of unsure origin, perhaps an invented modern name.
Name Census estimates that about 193 living Americans carry the first name Breawna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Breawna today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Breawna births was 2003 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Breawna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
193
~ 1 in 1,775,929 Americans
Peak year
2003
16 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2008 SSA rank
#17,981
Tracked since 1988
Census
Breawna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 175 people with the first name Breawna, which placed it at #41,669 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,669
National first-name rank
People counted
175
175 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Breawna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breawna is White at 66.3%. The next largest groups are Black (14.3%) and Two or More Races (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Breawna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Breawna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.3% · 116
- Black or African American14.3% · 25
- Two or more races8.0% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
Popularity
Breawna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Breawna from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 93 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Breawna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Breawna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Breawna
The given name Breawna is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period around the 5th to 11th centuries. It is thought to be a feminine variation of the name Breauna, which itself is derived from the Old English words "brea" meaning "hill" or "ridge" and "wuna" meaning "to dwell" or "to reside."
The earliest recorded use of the name Breawna can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholdings and tax assessments in England compiled in 1086 on the orders of William the Conqueror. In this historical document, there is a reference to a landholder named Breawna de Hastings, who owned estates in the county of Sussex.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Breawna remained relatively uncommon, but it did occasionally appear in various chronicles and records. One notable example is Breawna of Walsingham, a 14th-century English mystic and writer who is credited with authoring the famous religious work "Revelations of Divine Love."
During the Renaissance period, the name gained some popularity among the English nobility. A prominent figure bearing the name was Breawna Howard, born in 1480, who was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon and played a significant role in the English court during the reign of Henry VIII.
In the 17th century, Breawna Milton, born in 1608, was a celebrated English poet and polemicist, best known for her influential work "Paradise Lost." She is often regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language.
Moving into the 19th century, Breawna Nightingale, born in 1820, was a pioneering figure in the field of nursing. Her efforts during the Crimean War and her advocacy for improving healthcare standards earned her the moniker "The Lady with the Lamp," and she is widely revered as the founder of modern nursing.
While the name Breawna has maintained a presence throughout history, it has never been among the most popular given names in English-speaking countries. However, its unique and distinctive sound, along with its rich historical roots, have ensured that it remains in use, albeit less frequently than many other names.
People
Breawna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Breawna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Breawna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breawna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 193 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Breawna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,775,929 US residents.
Is Breawna a common name?
We classify Breawna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 198 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Breawna most popular?
The single biggest year for Breawna was 2003, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Breawna is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Breawna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 175 people with the name Breawna, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,669 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Breawna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Breawna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Breawna appears almost entirely female. Of the 175 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Breawna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breawna is White at 66.3%. The next largest groups are Black (14.3%) and Two or More Races (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Breawna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Breawna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.3% (116 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Breawna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Breawna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Breawna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Breawna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Breawna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Breawna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Breawna?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.