How Many People Are Named Brea?
An estimated 5,524 people in the United States have the first name Brea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Brea peaked in popularity in 1993 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brea as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,524
About 1 in 62,048 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1993
268 births
Total Registered
5,684
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brea
Brea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,684 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brea as a female name
Ranked #3,120 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (268 births)
Brea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brea span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,795 babies were registered. Brea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brea by Decade
How has Brea tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brea by State
Birth registrations for Brea span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Mississippi, Kansas, District of Columbia. On average, about 95 Breas were registered per state.
Brea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brea
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brea?
We estimate approximately 5,524 people named Brea are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,048 Americans share this first name.
Is Brea a common name?
Brea is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,684 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brea most popular?
Brea reached peak popularity in 1993, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brea is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brea a female name?
Brea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brea Smith, Brea Johnson, Brea Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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