Recorded 1999–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 114 births

Breely — girls' name

114 babies named Breely in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s552010s472020s7
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Breely was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Breely in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breely

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Breely between 1999 and 2020, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Breely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Breely in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breely 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 114 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.

Breely at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

114

Since 1999

22 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1999

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2020

Breely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1999

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2020201320112009200720051999 5

Breely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
55 births that decade — 48% of Breely's all-time total
1990s52000s552010s472020s7

Breely by state

Where Breely concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Breely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.4%
Texas share of Breely's total US births 4.4%

5 of 114 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breely?
114 babies have been named Breely since 1999. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Breely most popular?
Breely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Breely most popular?
The top states for the name Breely are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Breely been used?
Breely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 22 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Breely?
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, 1999–2020 (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.