Given name & surname
Breeze
“son of Rhys”
Breeze is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Welsh surname, it goes back to a word meaning “son of Rhys.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As a Welsh surname, it goes back to a word meaning “son of Rhys”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Breeze through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,146
- 221 boys · 925 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #3,590 for boys · #5,264 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,590 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 137.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 24 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 825 as a first name in 2020; 2,205 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.
Breeze’s family of names
Breeze has a related form in Breezy. In English usage, Breeze as a surname has a related form in BREESE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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