Recorded 1997–2014 Girls' name Peak 2001 36 births

Breaja — girls' name

36 babies named Breaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s192010s6
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Breaja was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Breaja in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Breaja between 1997 and 2014, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Breaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breaja 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 36 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.

Breaja at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

36

Since 1997

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1997

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2014

Breaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1997

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Breaja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 53% of Breaja's all-time total
1990s112000s192010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breaja?
36 babies have been named Breaja since 1997. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Breaja most popular?
Breaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Breaja been used?
Breaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 18 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Breaja?
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, 1997–2014 (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.