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Bree

Girl · BREE · Irish

Bree is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 2,822nd for girls in the US (60 babies).

Where does Bree come from?

Irish: short form of Brianna or Bridget; also Irish brí, 'strength'

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Is Bree a girl's or a boy's name?

Bree is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 60 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Bree in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,961among girls
Babies in 2025
15about 1 in 19,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadymuch the same
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Bree, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 32 girls.

Half of all the girls named Bree in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Bree or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 32 in 20112025
Bree in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202515#1,961
202414#2,057
202317#1,798
202222#1,485
202119#1,669
202018#1,708
201914#2,052
201814#2,088
201722#1,541
201628#1,291
201517#1,813
201412#2,320
201318#1,727
201217#1,828
201132#1,141
201017#1,757
200926#1,245
200823#1,346
200717#1,614
200618#1,481
200510#2,206
20048#2,406
20037#2,574
20026#2,691
20019#1,974
200023#1,016
199928#861
199824#981
19970–
19966#2,469

How popular is Bree in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,822among girls
Babies in 2025
60about 1 in 27,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 43% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 60 girls in the US were named Bree, making it the 2,822nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,781st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 308 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Bree than any year since 1971.

Half of all the girls named Bree in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 103 girls in the US were given Bree or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,660, up from #2,822 for this spelling alone.

1971Busiest: 308 in 20102025
Bree in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202560#2,822
202472#2,491
202382#2,258
202296#2,021
2021122#1,698
2020111#1,781
2019130#1,629
2018133#1,609
2017154#1,460
2016196#1,241
2015220#1,153
2014240#1,068
2013241#1,034
2012266#956
2011268#955
2010308#865
2009265#998
2008259#1,016
2007263#1,003
2006279#938
2005232#1,035
2004163#1,307
2003163#1,278
2002155#1,267
2001145#1,321
2000134#1,385
1999131#1,347
1998121#1,414
1997129#1,332
1996154#1,174
1995161#1,097
1994176#1,036
1993130#1,297
1992196#973
1991187#995
1990202#937
1989206#890
1988131#1,163
1987108#1,292
198699#1,327
1985122#1,163
1984129#1,080
1983124#1,103
1982148#994
1981167#895
1980199#810
1979216#748
1978236#675
1977273#616
1976241#642
1975160#840
1974132#938
197391#1,185
1972131#937
197130#2,477

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