Bree
Bree is a feminine given name and a surname. Van Bree is a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with either of the names include:
Meaning & Origin of Bree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bree is a feminine given name and a surname. Van Bree is a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with either of the names include:
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The Story of Bree
Bree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 30 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 308 Brees were born — ranking #865 that year. As of 2026, Bree ranks #2,742 for baby girls with 62 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 9K Brees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bree
Bree is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Bree's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #616. Use the chart and map above to compare Bree's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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