Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of 201,342, it is the second largest city in Lombardy, the fourth largest in northwest Italy and it is the northernmost Italian city among those with over 200,000 inhabitants.
Meaning & Origin of Brescia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of 201,342, it is the second largest city in Lombardy, the fourth largest in northwest Italy and it is the northernmost Italian city among those with over 200,000 inhabitants.
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Origin & history
The Story of Brescia
Brescia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 5 Brescias were born — ranking #13,386 that year. As of 2026, Brescia ranks #13,386 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Brescias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Brescia
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- Marcus Nonius Macrinus (fl.152–71), Roman general and consul to Emperor Marcus Aurelius
- Rothari or Rotari ( c. 602 –652), King of the Lombards
- Rodoald or Rodoaldo ( c. 637 –653), King of the Lombards
- Desiderius (before 756– c. 786 ), King of the Lombards
- Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor (825–875), Frankish emperor and King of Italy
- Arnold of Brescia (1090–1155), dissident monk
- Albertanus of Brescia (1195–1251), Latin author
- Vincenzo Capirola (1474–after 1548), composer
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About the name Brescia
Brescia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Brescia's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #13,386. Use the chart and map above to compare Brescia'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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