Brea
Brea was the 3073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 771st with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Brea in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,073 girls, down 914 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,739babies recorded
Brea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,073 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,159 | 84 |
| 2010 | #1,548 | 144 |
| 2000 | #1,292 | 149 |
| 1990 | #1,307 | 124 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 80 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brea, counting every spelling?
Brea is a spelling of Bree, a name family that ranked #1,307 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,073 for Brea on its own. Together these spellings went to 156 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bree | 60 | #2,826 | 432 |
| Brea | 53 | #3,073 | 310 |
| Brie | 33 | #4,279 | 234 |
| Bri | 10 | #9,562 | 53 |
| Breah | — | — | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brea?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brea (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brea?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Brea are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 34. That makes Brea mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brea by state
How common Brea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Brea
How popular is the name Brea?
Brea was the 3073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 771st with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,258 places. More babies were named Brea in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Brea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brea in the US.
Where is Brea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brea was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.