girl's name

Breagha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Top 1000 (Scotland)
  • Births on record 195

Scotland

#276

2024 births

Breagha is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 13 babies in Scotland, ranking #276. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 2022, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in Scotland.
  • Today about 1 in 2,933 babies in Scotland is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Breagha over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

77
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Breagha by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1990s 8
2000s 35
2010s 77
2020s (to 2024) 69

How popular is Breagha?

In 2024, Breagha was given to 13 babies in Scotland, ranking #276 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Breagha is used

Scotland #276 13 in 2024
England & Wales #5,880 3 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Breagha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Breagha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Breagha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Breagha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Breagha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Breagha

How popular is the name Breagha?

In 2024, Breagha was given to 13 babies in Scotland, ranking #276 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Breagha a girl's or a boy's name?

Breagha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Breagha most popular?

Breagha peaked in 2022, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Breagha a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Breagha currently ranks #276 in Scotland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.