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Breann

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Breann has been given to about 5,816 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 5,716
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Breann per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 299
  • Born in 20258
  • All time5,816

How popular is Breann?

Its best year was 1996, when 299 babies were given the name, ranking 709th. The typical living American called Breann is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Breann

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Breanna0.73
  2. Breanne0.73
  3. Breana0.72
  4. Leann0.71
  5. Brea0.72
  6. Deann0.71
  7. Leeann0.66
  8. Ryann0.64

Middle names for Breann

Ranked by flow score
  1. Breann Iris0.77
  2. Breann Opal0.77
  3. Breann Ivy0.77
  4. Breann Alice0.75
  5. Breann Josephine0.74
  6. Breann Violet0.73

Sibling names for Breann

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.85
  2. Karinasister · 0.83
  3. Tianasister · 0.83
  4. Angelicasister · 0.83
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.83
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.81

Where Breann is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Breann Evans0.73
    2. Breann Edwards0.73
    3. Breann Anderson0.70
    4. Breann Allen0.70
    5. Breann Adams0.70
    6. Breann Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Breann

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.