Girls' name · since 1975
Breah
948 babies named Breah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 948
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
948 girls have been named Breah since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Breah recorded 948 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #7,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 948 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breah ranks #7,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 948 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 948
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breah's 948 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Breah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breah splits its recorded history at 2001: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
948 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 50 births in a single year.
Breah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (296 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Breah's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Breah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
296 births
- 2010s
2010s
269 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 296 births (31% of all-time use).
Breah decade highlights
- Peak decade 296 births
- Runner-up 269 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Breah 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 Breah's total volume
Breah by state
Where Breah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.2% of nationwide
- California 1.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Breah's data
- Breah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Breahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Breah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Breah 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.
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