Girls' name · since 1971
Bree
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 9,287 babies named Bree, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,840 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,287
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bree is the #2840 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,287 recorded since 1971.
Bree has 9,287 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2840 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,840 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,287 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bree ranks #1,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,840 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,287 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,840 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,287
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bree's 9,287 recorded births place it above 97.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bree compares
9,287 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Bree's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bree | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,287 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 308 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bree's SSA record in two at 1998 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 1971, with only 30 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 308, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bree popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 308
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Bree popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1975 (Bree as boys' name)
Bree by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,156 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Bree's strongest decade.
2,156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Bree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
1,510 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,433 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,587 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,058 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,156 births
- 2020s 543
2020s
543 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,156 births (23% of all-time use).
How Bree 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 Bree's total volume
Bree by state
Where Bree concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,180 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 689 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 369 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 353 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 345 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 343 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 311 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 290 | 3.1% |
1,180 of 9,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Bree appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bree's data
- Bree's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,156 total births); usage has since declined to 543 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brees (1,180 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Bree 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.