Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Breeze

Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #5,264 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#5,264
among girls · ↓344 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Breeze · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
56 babies
All-time total
1,146
#7,928 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Breeze popularity over time

1,146 babies have been named Breeze since 1974, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 41 – 41 4 – #5,247
1980s 80 – 80 8 +95% #5,921
1990s 131 10 141 14 +76% #4,980
2000s 256 – 256 26 +82% #3,959
2010s 256 66 322 32 +26% #4,015
2020s (to 2025) 161 145 306 51 +58% #4,110

Where Breeze 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 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Breeze

Breeze is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,264 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 1,146 American babies have been named Breeze, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Breeze stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Breeze?

The median living Breeze is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 24. An estimated 1,100 people named Breeze are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Breeze year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,264 31 #3,590
2024 27 #4,920 29 #3,810
2023 19 #6,207 26 #4,128
2022 29 #4,690 22 #4,588
2021 35 #4,110 20 #4,801
2020 27 #4,779 17 #5,274
2019 30 #4,561 8 #9,018
2018 36 #4,015 12 #6,759
2017 22 #5,696 9 #8,247
2016 24 #5,483 8 #8,957
2015 25 #5,319 6 #10,868
2014 22 #5,827 8 #8,886
2013 30 #4,672 8 #8,911
2012 21 #6,151 7 #9,844
2011 24 #5,577 – –
2010 22 #6,011 – –
2009 18 #7,113 – –
2008 32 #4,668 – –
2007 19 #6,865 – –
2006 23 #5,745 – –
2005 36 #3,959 – –
2004 24 #5,238 – –
2003 25 #4,966 – –
2002 30 #4,199 – –
2001 25 #4,706 – –
2000 24 #4,813 – –
1995 16 #5,710 – –
1990 6 #11,582 – –
1985 5 #10,853 – –
1980 7 #8,258 – –
1975 8 #6,555 – –
1970 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Breeze?

The median living Breeze is about 13 years old. Half of all living Breezes are between 5 and 24 years old.

How many people named Breeze are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Breeze are alive in the United States, based on 1,146 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Breeze in 2025?

Breeze ranked #5,264 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Breeze?

1,146 babies have been named Breeze in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Breeze most popular?

Breeze peaked in 2024, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Breeze a boy or girl name?

Breeze is used for both: about 81% of babies named Breeze have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Breeze rising or falling?

Breeze has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Breeze become more popular?

Breeze is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Breeze in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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