Bre
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BREE
- Origin
- Modern
Bre is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Bre come from?
Modern: short form of names such as Breanna or Brea
Is Bre a girl's or a boy's name?
Bre is a girls' name.
How popular is Bre in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Bre in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bre in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Bre
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynn Cassidy Bree Brynne Teagan Brynlee Brecken Devyn Brylee Keegan Brenna Breanna
Names related to Bre
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bre: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bre, updated 20 October 2026.