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How popular is the name Brea?
Births per year, rank history and how many Breas are alive today.
Brea (female) is a shortened form of the name Brianna. Although Brea itself was given to 7 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3333rd as a registered name), most Breas are registered as Brianna, which ranked 531st in 2025 with 75 babies.
Most people called Brea are registered as Brianna, and share that name's profile: the Brianna you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old - or else around 5: the name has two living generations. Half of all Briannas born in England and Wales are between 8 and 22, and there are at least 3,300 of them alive today. Only some Briannas go by Brea.
How many babies are named Brea or Brianna each year?
Combined registrations of Brianna, Briana, Brea. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Brianna rank as a registered name?
Where does Brea rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Brea short for Brianna?
Yes - Brea is a shortened form of Brianna. Breas are usually registered as Brianna at birth.
When was the name Brea most popular?
The full name Brianna peaked in 2020, when 141 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Brea itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Brea?
There's no official count of people who go by Brea, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 3,300 people registered as Brianna born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Brea.
How old is the typical Brea?
Most people called Brea are registered as Brianna. Most living Briannas are between 8 and 22; the most common age is about 19. There is a second cluster around 5.
Is Brea becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.