Breta

Girl · recorded 1890–1976

  • 1976last recorded
  • 1890best year

Most popular in 1890.

Last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1890

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Breta, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189026
19166
19204
19214
19244
19347
19473
19483
19523
19533
19543
19553
19573
19625
19633
19663
19695
19707
19724
19763

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Breta isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1976
5
Rank in 1976
#9,284
How rare
1 in 293,019 girls
Since 1890
124

Breta was last recorded in 1976. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1890, at 26 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Breta doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.