Bree
Bree was the 2826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 616th; the most babies were born in 2010 (308). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,673 places. More babies were named Bree in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,826 girls, down 1,043 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010308 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,304babies recorded
Bree popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 17 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,826 | 60 |
| 2020 | #1,783 | 111 |
| 2010 | #866 | 308 |
| 2000 | #1,389 | 134 |
| 1990 | #941 | 202 |
| 1980 | #810 | 199 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bree, counting every spelling?
Bree is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,307 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,826 for Bree 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 Bree?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bree (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bree 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bree.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bree?
About 9,100 people born in the US named Bree are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 41. That makes Bree 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.
Bree by state
How common Bree was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 35 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
These names rose and fell in step with Bree: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bree, they share its era and feel.
Bree is also a nickname for Aubrey, Brianna and Breanna.
Questions about the name Bree
How popular is the name Bree?
Bree was the 2826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 616th; the most babies were born in 2010 (308). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,673 places. More babies were named Bree in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bree a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bree in the US.
Where is Bree most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bree was most common in Utah (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Iowa.