Breeze
The Story of Breeze
As a girl name
Breeze first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 36 Breezes were born — ranking #3,941 that year. As of 2026, Breeze ranks #5,244 for girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 949 Breezes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Breeze first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 31 Breezes were born — ranking #3,629 that year. As of 2026, Breeze ranks #3,629 for boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+109% over the past five years). In total, more than 251 Breezes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Breeze
Breeze is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 949 births in the dataset. Breeze's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,941. Use the chart and map above to compare Breeze'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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