Recorded 1985–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 159 births

Bresha — girls' name

159 babies named Bresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s1012000s44
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Bresha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

18 babies were named Bresha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Bresha between 1985 and 2005, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bresha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bresha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bresha 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 159 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.

Bresha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

159

Since 1985

21 years of records

Peak year

1994

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1985

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2005

Bresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1985

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
18
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2005200219981995199219891985 5

Bresha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
101 births that decade — 64% of Bresha's all-time total
1980s141990s1012000s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bresha?
159 babies have been named Bresha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 18 births.
When was Bresha most popular?
Bresha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Bresha been used?
Bresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 21 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Bresha?
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, 1985–2005 (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.