Boys' name · since 1998

Brey

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.

#20,849 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade

Brey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 60 recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Brey recorded 60 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.

  • #20,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 60 born since 1998
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brey ranks #20,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.

#20,849 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 1998
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brey's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brey's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brey popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 19982001201320172018202020212022 11

Brey by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 40% of the file).

2020s was Brey's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Brey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brey? ▼
Brey has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,849 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 11 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Brey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brey ranks #20,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2022 (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 Brey 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.