Girls' name · since 1972
Bre
Bre has 461 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
461 girls have been named Bre since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bre has 461 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #12,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 461 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bre ranks #12,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 461 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bre's 461 recorded births place it above 82.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Bre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bre's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Bre by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (142 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Bre's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Bre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 142 births (31% of all-time use).
Bre by state
Where Bre concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 461 births nationwide.
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- Bre's decade-level peak was the 2000s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Bres (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bre draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.