Recorded 1998–2022 Boys' name Peak 1998 60 births

Brey — boys' name

60 babies named Brey in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s62010s192020s24
2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Brey was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brey in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brey

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Brey between 1998 and 2022, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brey performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brey 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 60 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.

Brey at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

60

Since 1998

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1998

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1998

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20222021202020182017201320011998 11

Brey by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 40% of Brey's all-time total
1990s112000s62010s192020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brey?
60 babies have been named Brey since 1998. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Brey most popular?
Brey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Brey been used?
Brey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 25 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2022 (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.