Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1993

Brea

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,073 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#3,073
among girls · ↑56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Brea · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1993
268 babies
All-time total
5,739
#2,346 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Brea popularity over time

5,739 babies have been named Brea since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1993Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 383 38 – #1,461
1980s 609 61 +59% #1,434
1990s 1,795 180 +195% #771
2000s 1,392 139 -22% #1,292
2010s 1,166 117 -16% #1,504
2020s (to 2025) 394 66 -44% #2,132

Where Brea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Brea

Brea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,073 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 5,739 American babies have been named Brea. Its peak came in 1993, when 268 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brea?

The median living Brea is about 25 years old; half are between 15 and 33. An estimated 5,700 people named Brea are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 53 #3,073
2024 51 #3,129
2023 56 #2,985
2022 62 #2,767
2021 88 #2,132
2020 84 #2,159
2019 84 #2,200
2018 79 #2,308
2017 97 #2,021
2016 100 #1,986
2015 115 #1,815
2014 129 #1,653
2013 125 #1,684
2012 145 #1,524
2011 148 #1,504
2010 144 #1,548
2009 171 #1,383
2008 145 #1,574
2007 169 #1,409
2006 146 #1,507
2005 141 #1,490
2004 114 #1,700
2003 106 #1,772
2002 112 #1,644
2001 139 #1,369
2000 149 #1,292
1995 177 #1,031
1990 124 #1,307
1985 58 #1,908
1980 80 #1,495
1975 47 #1,912
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Famous people named Brea

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Brea Grant Brea Grant American actress b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brea?

The median living Brea is about 25 years old. Half of all living Breas are between 15 and 33 years old.

How many people named Brea are alive today?

An estimated 5,700 people named Brea are alive in the United States, based on 5,739 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brea in 2025?

Brea ranked #3,073 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brea?

5,739 babies have been named Brea in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brea most popular?

Brea peaked in 1993, when 268 newborns received the name.

Is Brea a boy or girl name?

Brea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brea rising or falling?

Brea is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brea become more popular?

Brea is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Brea in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brea?

Well-known people named Brea include Brea Grant (actor).

Names like Brea

Names that sound and feel close to Brea: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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