Feminine dossier · first seen 1972
Brea
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
268
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Brea
How many people are named Brea?
An estimated 5,600 living Americans are named Brea.
How rare is Brea?
Brea is uncommon among babies today, with 53 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 80.2% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Brea?
The median age of a living American named Brea is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 33 years old.
Is Brea still popular?
Not especially. Brea has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 53 births in 2025.
Where is Brea most common?
Brea has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
80.2%
2025
53
All-time
5,739
Where it lives now
Brea is most concentrated in Ohio — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Brea is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.