Fun Facts About the Name Breonna
- More than 5 thousand babies named Breonna: U.S. records list 5,168 babies given the name Breonna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Breonna Mean?
Breonna is a feminine given name used in English. It is most often treated as a spelling variant of Breanna or Brianna, which are feminine forms of the Irish name Brian. Brian comes from Old Irish Brian, a name whose origin is not securely known. The customary gloss is "high" or "noble," and one common explanation connects it to a Celtic element for height or a hill (compare Old Irish brí, "hill," and Welsh bryn, "hill"). Other scholars have proposed a root meaning "might" or "power." Because the etymology of Brian itself is disputed, the meaning attached to Breonna is a traditional interpretation carried over from Brian rather than a documented translation of Breonna itself.
Breonna Name History & Origins
Breonna belongs to a cluster of modern English spellings - Brianna, Breanna, Briana, Breonna - that developed as feminine counterparts of the male name Brian. Brian was carried into the English-speaking world through Irish tradition: it was the name of Brian Bóruma (Brian Boru), the high king of Ireland who died at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, and of earlier Irish kings. The name became established in Ireland and later in Britain and North America.
Breonna differs from Breanna and Brianna mainly in spelling rather than in origin. It is one of the less common forms, and its particular vowel pattern is not documented as coming from any single source. In the 21st century the name drew wide public attention through Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2020, whose death became a focus of protests against police violence.
How Popular is the Name Breonna?
Breonna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1994. Its best rank was #736 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,115 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,388 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,449 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,023 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,110 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #4,663 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #10,623 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #4,576 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #5,543 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #5,160 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #5,007 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #4,283 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #3,086 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #2,709 | 65 | 0.0037% |
| 2011 | #2,044 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 2010 | #1,822 | 112 | 0.0063% |
| 2009 | #1,538 | 147 | 0.0080% |
| 2008 | #1,276 | 195 | 0.0103% |
| 2007 | #1,257 | 196 | 0.0102% |
| 2006 | #1,155 | 211 | 0.0111% |
| 2005 | #1,228 | 185 | 0.0100% |
| 2004 | #1,141 | 200 | 0.0109% |
| 2003 | #971 | 239 | 0.0131% |
| 2002 | #941 | 238 | 0.0132% |
| 2001 | #1,059 | 201 | 0.0112% |
| 2000 | #976 | 217 | 0.0119% |
| 1999 | #980 | 211 | 0.0119% |
| 1998 | #934 | 222 | 0.0126% |
| 1997 | #800 | 260 | 0.0149% |
| 1996 | #773 | 271 | 0.0155% |
| 1995 | #736 | 279 | 0.0159% |
| 1994 | #741 | 280 | 0.0157% |
| 1993 | #776 | 266 | 0.0147% |
| 1992 | #933 | 208 | 0.0113% |
| 1991 | #1,138 | 156 | 0.0083% |
| 1990 | #1,162 | 148 | 0.0078% |
| 1989 | #1,966 | 65 | 0.0035% |
| 1988 | #2,600 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1987 | #2,976 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #3,659 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #4,649 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #4,016 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #5,496 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,574 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #4,993 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #8,261 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,751 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #9,928 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Breonna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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