Girls' name · since 1972
Brea
5,739 babies named Brea in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,739
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
5,739 babies have been named Brea since 1972, making it today's #3080 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brea recorded 5,739 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #3080 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,080 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,739 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brea ranks #2,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,080 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,739 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,739
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Brea's 5,739 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brea compares
5,739 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brea's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 268 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brea's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 11 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 268, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 268
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,795 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Brea's strongest decade.
1,795 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Brea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 383
1970s
383 births
- 1980s 609
1980s
609 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,795 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,392 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,166 births
- 2020s 394
2020s
394 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,795 births (31% of all-time use).
How Brea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brea's total volume
Brea by state
Where Brea concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 449 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 334 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 239 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 221 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 214 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 203 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 151 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 145 | 2.5% |
449 of 5,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Brea appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brea's data
- Brea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,795 total births); usage has since declined to 394 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Breas (449 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brea
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Brea 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.