Recorded 1977–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 70 births

Brei — girls' name

70 babies named Brei in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s151990s322000s17
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Brei was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brei in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brei

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Brei between 1977 and 2008, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brei 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 70 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.

Brei at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

70

Since 1977

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1977

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2008

Brei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1977

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Brei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 46% of Brei's all-time total
1970s61980s151990s322000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brei?
70 babies have been named Brei since 1977. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Brei most popular?
Brei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Brei been used?
Brei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 32 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Brei?
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, 1977–2008 (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.