Recorded 1973–2022 Girls' name Peak 1993 236 births

Breigh — girls' name

236 babies named Breigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s301990s792000s772010s212020s12
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Breigh was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Breigh in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Breigh between 1973 and 2022, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breigh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Breigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Breigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breigh 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 236 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.

Breigh at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

236

Since 1973

50 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1973

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2022

Breigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1973

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 202220142007200319971993198519801973 5

Breigh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 33% of Breigh's all-time total
1970s171980s301990s792000s772010s212020s12

Breigh by state

Where Breigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Breigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
7 3.0%
Louisiana share of Breigh's total US births 3.0%

7 of 236 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breigh?
236 babies have been named Breigh since 1973. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Breigh most popular?
Breigh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Breigh most popular?
The top states for the name Breigh are Louisiana (7 births).
How long has the name Breigh been used?
Breigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 50 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Breigh?
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, 1973–2022 (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.