Bree
Girl name · #2840 in 2025 · Very rare
Bree ranks #2840 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 60 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1153, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,000 girls born in 2025 was named Bree.
The 54-year story
Bree first appears in the Social Security records in 1971, when 30 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2010, when 308 girls were named Bree — good for #865 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bree per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bree in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Bree is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Bree will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bree is most common
State-level data for Bree is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Bree
Statistically, parents drawn to Bree tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Audree, Shree, Cambree, Blythe, and Kambree.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bree | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2822 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2491 |
| 2023 | 82 | #2258 |
| 2022 | 96 | #2021 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1698 |
| 2020 | 111 | #1781 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1629 |
| 2018 | 133 | #1609 |
| 2017 | 154 | #1460 |
| 2016 | 196 | #1241 |
| 2015 | 220 | #1153 |
| 2014 | 240 | #1068 |
| 2013 | 241 | #1034 |
| 2012 | 266 | #956 |
| 2011 | 268 | #955 |
| 2010 | 308 | #865 |
| 2009 | 265 | #998 |
| 2008 | 259 | #1016 |
| 2007 | 263 | #1003 |
| 2006 | 279 | #938 |
| 2005 | 232 | #1035 |
| 2004 | 163 | #1308 |
| 2003 | 163 | #1279 |
| 2002 | 155 | #1268 |
| 2001 | 145 | #1322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bree a popular girl name?
Bree ranked #2840 among girls in 2025 with 60 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1153.
When was the name Bree most popular?
Bree peaked in 2010, when 308 American girls received the name (ranked #865 that year). Since 2010 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Bree?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,000 newborn American girls was named Bree. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.