Breeze
Boy name · #3625 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 31 baby boys were named Breeze, placing it at #3625 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #10644, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Breeze.
The 33-year story
Breeze first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 31 babies and a rank of #3583. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Breeze per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Breeze in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Breeze is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Breeze will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Breeze is most common
State-level data for Breeze 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 Breeze
Statistically, parents drawn to Breeze tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Swayze, Kymere, Brave, Maze, and Hayze.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Breeze | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3793 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4112 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4570 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4780 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5235 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8889 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6703 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8140 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8816 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10644 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8781 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8789 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9709 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8700 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8435 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Breeze a popular boy name?
Breeze ranked #3625 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10644.
When was the name Breeze most popular?
Breeze peaked in 2025, when 31 American boys received the name (ranked #3583 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Breeze?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Breeze. 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.