Brea

Meaning: Galician
Origin: Galician — From 'verea' (road), ultimately a Celtic root meaning 'horse'

Girl's name · #3073 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Brea's best rank, #771, came in 1993; it has settled back to #3073 today. Roughly 5,700 girls have been named Brea since 1972.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#296 in N. Ireland (2025) · #2,778 in Canada (2024).

Among 17 notable people named Brea:

Entertainers appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brea Grant, American actress.

Similar names: Bree · Shae · Bria · Aryah · Devin · Bryn

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