Boy or Girl

Is Breonna a boy or girl name?

Breonna was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,160 US babies named Breonna were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#10,388
Babies named Breonna since 1978
5,160
Most popular year
1994
280 babies
Babies named Breonna each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Breonna from 1978 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Breonna, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s014100%
1980s0241100%
1990s02,301100%
2000s02,029100%
2010s0474100%
2020s0101100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–9#10,388
20230–9#10,449
20220–20#6,023
20210–35#4,110
20200–28#4,663
20190–9#10,623
20180–30#4,576
20170–23#5,543
20160–26#5,160
20150–27#5,007
20140–34#4,283
20130–53#3,086
20120–65#2,709
20110–95#2,044
20100–112#1,822
20090–147#1,538
20080–195#1,276
20070–196#1,257
20060–211#1,155
20050–185#1,228
20040–200#1,141
20030–239#971
20020–238#941
20010–201#1,059
20000–217#976
19990–211#980
19980–222#934
19970–260#800
19960–271#773
19950–279#736
19940–280#741
19930–266#776
19920–208#933
19910–156#1,138
19900–148#1,162
19890–65#1,966
19880–41#2,600
19870–32#2,976
19860–23#3,659
19850–16#4,649
19840–19#4,016
19830–12#5,496
19820–12#5,574
19810–14#4,993
19800–7#8,261
19790–9#6,751
19780–5#9,928

Highest rank

Breonna has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #736 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Breonna

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.