Declining since 2020, #7,679 for boys today.
Popularity of Brees since 2010
Babies named Brees per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32 | 126 |
| 2020s | 6 | 99 |
Meaning & origin
Brees is a modern American name that first entered the U.S. naming landscape in 2010. It has remained uncommon, ranking 7,679th in 2025 with an incidence of roughly 1 in 170,808 boys. The name saw its peak popularity in 2020, but has been declining in use since then. While it may evoke the surname of a well-known athlete, its usage as a first name is largely a contemporary phenomenon, reflecting the trend of using surnames as given names. Brees has no recorded top states, indicating its use is widely scattered without concentrated regional popularity.
Brees is a modern given name, first recorded in the United States in 2010. It may be a variant or respelling of the surname Brees, which itself has French origins, but as a first name it appears to be a contemporary coinage without a traditional etymological meaning.
Sibling names for Brees
Names that share Brees's style, for a brother or sister.
