Brea
Girl · BREE-a
Big in Northern Ireland
Brea is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 3,067th for girls in the US (53 babies).
Where does Brea come from?
Perhaps a short form of Brianna
- Say it
- BREE-a
Is Brea a girl's or a boy's name?
Brea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 53 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Brea, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Brea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 girls in the UK were given Brea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #735, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales and 290th in Northern Ireland.
Brea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Brea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,067among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 30,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were named Brea, making it the 3,067th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,156th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 268 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Brea in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 264 girls in the US were given Brea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #898, up from #3,067 for this spelling alone.
Brea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #3,067 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3,119 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2021 | 88 | #2,131 |
| 2020 | 84 | #2,156 |
| 2019 | 84 | #2,193 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2,302 |
| 2017 | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 100 | #1,986 |
| 2015 | 115 | #1,814 |
| 2014 | 129 | #1,652 |
| 2013 | 125 | #1,684 |
| 2012 | 145 | #1,523 |
| 2011 | 148 | #1,503 |
| 2010 | 144 | #1,546 |
| 2009 | 171 | #1,383 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,573 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,409 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,505 |
| 2005 | 141 | #1,488 |
| 2004 | 114 | #1,697 |
| 2003 | 106 | #1,768 |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,641 |
| 2001 | 139 | #1,367 |
| 2000 | 149 | #1,289 |
| 1999 | 154 | #1,227 |
| 1998 | 153 | #1,203 |
| 1997 | 155 | #1,179 |
| 1996 | 186 | #1,008 |
| 1995 | 177 | #1,028 |
| 1994 | 231 | #854 |
| 1993 | 268 | #770 |
| 1992 | 226 | #874 |
| 1991 | 121 | #1,348 |
| 1990 | 124 | #1,303 |
| 1989 | 69 | #1,893 |
| 1988 | 49 | #2,269 |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,905 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,049 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,751 |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,807 |
| 1981 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,494 |
| 1979 | 76 | #1,530 |
| 1978 | 78 | #1,461 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,538 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,747 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,906 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
Names like Brea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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