Given name & surname
Brea
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Brea is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brea is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
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
Brea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,739
- 0 boys · 5,739 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 268 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #3,073 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 53 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,073 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 268 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,033 as a first name in 2020; 1,652 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brea’s family of names
Brea has a related form in Brianna. In English usage, Brea as a surname has a related form in BLEA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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