Boy or Girl

Is Brea a boy or girl name?

Brea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 0 boys were named Brea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,684 US babies named Brea were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#3,120
Babies named Brea since 1972
5,684
Most popular year
1993
268 babies
Babies named Brea each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Brea from 1972 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Brea, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s0383100%
1980s0609100%
1990s01,795100%
2000s01,392100%
2010s01,165100%
2020s0340100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–51#3,120
20230–55#3,017
20220–62#2,766
20210–88#2,130
20200–84#2,158
20190–83#2,219
20180–79#2,307
20170–97#2,021
20160–100#1,986
20150–115#1,814
20140–129#1,653
20130–125#1,682
20120–145#1,523
20110–148#1,504
20100–144#1,547
20090–171#1,383
20080–145#1,574
20070–169#1,409
20060–146#1,507
20050–141#1,490
20040–114#1,700
20030–106#1,772
20020–112#1,644
20010–139#1,369
20000–149#1,292
19990–154#1,230
19980–153#1,206
19970–155#1,180
19960–186#1,010
19950–177#1,031
19940–231#855
19930–268#771
19920–226#876
19910–121#1,353
19900–124#1,307
19890–69#1,899
19880–49#2,275
19870–65#1,792
19860–33#2,850
19850–58#1,908
19840–49#2,052
19830–61#1,752
19820–60#1,807
19810–85#1,434
19800–80#1,495
19790–76#1,530
19780–78#1,461
19770–70#1,539
19760–54#1,749
19750–47#1,912
19740–25#2,841
19730–22#3,032
19720–11#4,813

Highest rank

Brea has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #771 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Brea

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.