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
Census
Breeanne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 336 people with the first name Breeanne, which placed it at #27,298 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
#27,298
National first-name rank
People counted
336
336 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Breeanne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breeanne is White at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Breeanne 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 Breeanne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.8% · 275
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 25
- Black or African American4.2% · 14
- Two or more races3.9% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
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
How many people share a full name with Breeanne 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
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.
How common was Breeanne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 336 people with the name Breeanne, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,298 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 Breeanne 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 Breeanne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Breeanne appears almost entirely female. Of the 337 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Breeanne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Breeanne is White at 81.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Breeanne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Breeanne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.8% (275 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 Breeanne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Breeanne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Breeanne 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 Breeanne 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 common is the name Breeanne?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.