Unisex name · since 1974
Breeze
Breeze has 925 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breeze currently ranks #5285 among unisex names in America, with 925 babies recorded since 1974.
Breeze has 925 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5285 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,931 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,285 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breeze ranks #7,931 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,285 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 925 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,931 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breeze's 925 recorded births place it above 89.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Breeze compares
925 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Breeze's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breeze | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breeze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breeze's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breeze popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Breeze popularity over time - boys
221 total births recorded since 1992 (Breeze as boys' name)
Breeze by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (256 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Breeze's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Breeze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 256 births (28% of all-time use).
How Breeze 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 Breeze's total volume
Breeze by state
Where Breeze concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Breeze's data
- Breeze's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Breezes (28 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breeze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Breeze 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.