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Girl name

Breta

100% girls · last recorded 1976

Breta has been given to about 124 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 85
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Breta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1970 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time124

How popular is Breta?

Its best year was 1970, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 4258th. The typical living American called Breta is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Breta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Greta0.85
  2. Reta0.85
  3. Gretta0.82
  4. Brea0.79
  5. Brenna0.76
  6. Brenda0.69
  7. Loretta0.68
  8. Leta0.70

Middle names for Breta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Breta Josephine0.84
  2. Breta Rose0.83
  3. Breta Louise0.83
  4. Breta June0.82
  5. Breta Pearl0.82
  6. Breta Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Breta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.54
  2. Reginasister · 0.53
  3. Russellbrother · 0.52
  4. Paulbrother · 0.52
  5. Margosister · 0.52
  6. Leeeither · 0.51

Where Breta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Breta White0.78
    2. Breta Reyes0.78
    3. Breta Nguyen0.78
    4. Breta Moore0.78
    5. Breta Lee0.78
    6. Breta Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Breta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.