Girls' name · since 1974

Brecca

Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Brecca, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,806 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade

Brecca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1974.

Brecca has 30 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1999.

  • #40,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 30 born since 1974
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brecca ranks #40,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.

#40,806 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brecca's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brecca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Brecca splits its recorded history at 1993: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births).

Brecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
5 197419911992199319941999 5

Brecca by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 83% of the file).

1990s was Brecca's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Brecca births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brecca?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 30 babies named Brecca. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,806 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 5 births.
Where does Brecca sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brecca ranks #40,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brecca most popular?
Brecca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Brecca been used?
The SSA has tracked Brecca since 1974 -- 26 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Brecca?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brecca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–1999 (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 Brecca 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.