Girls' name · since 1987
Breya
Breya has 692 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Breya is the #6665 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 692 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breya has been recorded 692 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #6665 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #9,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,665 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 692 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breya ranks #9,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,665 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 692 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 692
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breya's 692 recorded births place it above 86.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Breya compares
692 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breya's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 692 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Breya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (224 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Breya's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Breya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 224 births (32% of all-time use).
How Breya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Breya's total volume
Breya by state
Where Breya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Breya's data
- Breya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (224 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Breyas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
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, 1987–2025 (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 Breya 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.