US rank #5659 Girls' name Peak 2005 675 births

Breya — #5659 US girls' name

675 babies named Breya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1542000s2242010s1892020s102
#5659
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

39 babies were named Breya in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breya

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Breya between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Breya currently holds the #5659 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Breya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Breya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breya 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 675 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.

Breya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

675

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2005

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,659

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Breya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
39
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941987 6

Breya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
224 births that decade — 33% of Breya's all-time total
1980s61990s1542000s2242010s1892020s102

Breya by state

Where Breya concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Breya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 0.9%
#2 California
5 0.7%
Texas share of Breya's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breya?
675 babies have been named Breya since 1987. It currently ranks #5659 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 39 births.
When was Breya most popular?
Breya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Breya most popular?
The top states for the name Breya are Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Breya been used?
Breya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Breya?
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.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.