Breona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bree-ON-a
- Origin
- Irish
Breona is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Breona mean?
Irish: spelling of Breonna, itself a spelling of Brianna, a feminine form of Brian
A spelling of Brianna, a feminine form of the Irish name Brian.
Meaning borrowed from Breonna.
Is Breona a girl's or a boy's name?
Breona is a girls' name.
How popular is Breona in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 167 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Breona in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Breona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4,481 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,887 |
| 2005 | 76 | #2,342 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,882 |
| 2002 | 77 | #2,155 |
| 2001 | 70 | #2,284 |
| 2000 | 74 | #2,154 |
| 1999 | 72 | #2,112 |
| 1998 | 114 | #1,491 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,528 |
| 1996 | 140 | #1,244 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,343 |
| 1994 | 167 | #1,075 |
| 1993 | 145 | #1,192 |
| 1992 | 109 | #1,449 |
| 1991 | 82 | #1,746 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,919 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Nicknames for Breona
- Bree 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Breona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Brianna, Mckenna, Brenna, Teagan, Kiara, Brynn, Briana, Breanna, Devyn, Bryanna, Kierra
Names related to Breona
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Breona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/breona, updated 20 October 2026.