NameTides

Bree

Bree was the #2,822 girls' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Bree as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bree as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Bree as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,822 (60)#1,892 (15)——#885 (3)#1,768 (13)
2024#2,491 (72)#2,412 (11)#790 (3)——#1,032 (26)
2023#2,258 (82)#2,346 (11)#482 (6)—#555 (6)#1,254 (19)
2022#2,021 (96)#1,556 (19)#760 (3)—#905 (3)#1,635 (13)
2021#1,698 (122)#1,866 (15)#652 (4)——#834 (34)
2020#1,781 (111)#1,687 (17)———#683 (42)
2019#1,629 (130)#2,643 (9)—#424 (3)—#1,283 (19)
2018#1,609 (133)#2,187 (12)———#1,164 (21)
2017#1,460 (154)#1,628 (19)#808 (3)—#873 (3)#836 (33)
2016#1,241 (196)#1,635 (19)#502 (6)#440 (3)—#867 (31)
2015#1,153 (220)#1,865 (15)———#983 (26)
2014#1,068 (240)#2,464 (10)———#731 (38)
2013#1,034 (241)#1,864 (15)#816 (3)—#894 (3)#739 (38)
2012#956 (266)#1,720 (17)——#612 (6)#771 (36)
2011#955 (268)#1,168 (28)#674 (4)——#552 (53)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1977 at #616.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bree is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bree by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Bree (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BreeCanadaGirls#1,76813
BreeEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
BreeIrelandGirls#8853
BreeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BreeScotlandGirls—too few
BreeUSGirls#2,82260
BreeUSBoys—too few