Given name
Breane
“from the fairy place”
Breane is a variant of Breen. One Irish interpretation is “from the fairy place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Breane is a variant of Breen. One Irish interpretation is “from the fairy place.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Breane is a variant of Breen. An origin associated with Breen is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 0 boys · 135 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 11 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 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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