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Bree

Girl

Meaning of Bree: Irish: 'hill'

Bree is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2711th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2711

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,304

First recorded 1971 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 167 babies1982: 148 babies1983: 124 babies1984: 129 babies1985: 122 babies1986: 99 babies1987: 108 babies1988: 131 babies1989: 206 babies1990: 202 babies19901991: 187 babies1992: 196 babies1993: 130 babies1994: 176 babies1995: 161 babies1996: 154 babies1997: 129 babies1998: 121 babies1999: 131 babies2000: 134 babies20002001: 145 babies2002: 155 babies2003: 163 babies2004: 163 babies2005: 232 babies2006: 279 babies2007: 263 babies2008: 259 babies2009: 265 babies2010: 308 babies20102011: 268 babies2012: 266 babies2013: 241 babies2014: 240 babies2015: 220 babies2016: 196 babies2017: 154 babies2018: 133 babies2019: 130 babies2020: 111 babies20202021: 122 babies2022: 96 babies2023: 82 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Bree per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 308.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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