Recorded 1972–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 461 births

Bre — girls' name

461 babies named Bre in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s731990s1312000s1422010s612020s6
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Bre was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

31 babies were named Bre in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bre

The Social Security Administration has registered 461 babies named Bre between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bre currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bre performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bre in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bre in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 461 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bre at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

461

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

2006

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Bre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
31
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 20232010200419981992198619801972 6

Bre by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
142 births that decade — 31% of Bre's all-time total
1970s481980s731990s1312000s1422010s612020s6

Bre by state

Where Bre concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.3%
Alabama share of Bre's total US births 1.3%

6 of 461 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bre?
461 babies have been named Bre since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 31 births.
When was Bre most popular?
Bre was most popular in the 2000s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Bre most popular?
The top states for the name Bre are Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Bre been used?
Bre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Bre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.