Given name
Breana
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Breana is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Breana is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,224
- 0 boys · 11,224 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 698 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,965 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,965 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 698 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,227 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Breana’s family of names
Breana has a related form in Brianna. In English usage, Breana has a related form in Briana. In English usage, Breana has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Briana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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