Breeanne
A feminine name of French origin, meaning "bright meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 331 living Americans carry the first name Breeanne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Breeanne today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Breeanne births was 1993 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Breeanne. 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
331
~ 1 in 1,035,512 Americans
Peak year
1993
23 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2010 SSA rank
#12,473
Tracked since 1979
Popularity
Breeanne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Breeanne from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 152 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Breeanne 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 Breeanne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Breeannes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Breeanne
The name Breeanne is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the combination of the Celtic name Bree, meaning "hill" or "high place," and the French name Anne, meaning "grace" or "favor." The name gained popularity in the late 20th century as a modern variant of the traditional names Brianna and Breanne.
The earliest recorded use of the name Breeanne dates back to the late 1960s, although it was relatively uncommon until the 1980s and 1990s. One of the earliest documented individuals with this name was Breeanne Schreiber, an American actress born in 1980, known for her roles in films like "The Insider" and "Three to Tango."
Another notable figure named Breeanne was Breeanne Guzman, an American track and field athlete born in 1988, who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, representing the United States in the heptathlon event.
In literature, the name Breeanne appeared in the 1999 novel "The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love" by Jill Conner Browne, where one of the characters was named Breeanne.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Breeanne in history was Breeanne Baxter, an English writer and poet born in 1967, known for her works exploring themes of identity and feminism.
Breeanne Denise Simons, an American businesswoman born in 1975, is another notable individual with this name. She co-founded the successful technology company Skout, a location-based social networking platform.
While the name Breeanne has gained popularity in recent decades, its roots can be traced back to the Celtic and French languages, reflecting the cultural diversity and linguistic influences that have shaped the English language over time.
People
Breeanne + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Breeanne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Breeanne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 331 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Breeanne 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 1,035,512 US residents.
Is Breeanne a common name?
We classify Breeanne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 344 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Breeanne most popular?
The single biggest year for Breeanne was 1993, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Breeanne is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Breeanne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Breeanne 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.
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.