How Many People Are Named Bree?
An estimated 8,917 people in the United States have the first name Bree. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Bree peaked in popularity in 2010 with 308 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bree 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 Bree paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,917
About 1 in 38,438 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2010
308 births
Total Registered
9,242
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bree
Bree is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,242 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Bree as a male name
Ranked #5,905 in 1978
5 male births in 1978
Peak: 1975 (7 births)
Bree as a female name
Ranked #2,505 in 2024
71 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (308 births)
Bree: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bree span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,155 babies were registered. Bree has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bree by Decade
How has Bree 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.
Bree by State
Birth registrations for Bree span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Nevada, Montana, Alabama. On average, about 162 Brees were registered per state.
Bree + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bree as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bree
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bree: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bree?
We estimate approximately 8,917 people named Bree 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 38,438 Americans share this first name.
Is Bree a common name?
Bree is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,242 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bree most popular?
Bree reached peak popularity in 2010, when 308 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bree is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bree a female name?
Bree is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bree Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bree Smith, Bree Johnson, Bree 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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