Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Bre is a diminutive of Breanna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 461
- 0 boys · 461 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,948 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bre’s family of names
In English usage, Bre is a diminutive of Breanna. In Greek usage, Bre as a surname is a transliteration of Μπρε.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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