Bree
1 syllable
♀ Female ◎ Brigh / Brigid / Irish ◈ 1 syllable
"Strength or exalted one"

From Brigh / Brigid / Irish

Bree means strength or exalted one — from the Irish Gaelic brígh (power/strength). Desperate Housewives' Bree Van de Kamp is TV's most perfectly put-together character. In Lord of the Rings, Bree is the village where hobbits first meet Aragorn. Four letters of Irish-strength, Desperate-Housewives perfection, and the village where the greatest quest begins.

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Bree at a glance
MeaningStrength or exalted one
OriginBrigh / Brigid / Irish
GenderFemale
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#1736
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Why parents love Bree
  • Bree Van de Kamp is TV's most perfectly put-together.
  • In LOTR, Bree is where hobbits meet Aragorn.
  • Four letters with the most clean, strong sound: BREE.
  • The meaning strength/exalted carries Irish power.
  • The most compact form of Irish strength.
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The vibe of Bree
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Origin & history of Bree
Irish Gaelic brígh (power/strength) → Bree
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Brigh / Brigid / Irish roots
Bree comes from the Irish meaning strength. Desperate Housewives' Bree Van de Kamp is TV's most put-together character. In LOTR, Bree is where hobbits meet Aragorn.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Irish; Desperate Housewives (2004); LOTR.
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Today
Bree remains a beloved choice, ranking #1736 in the US. 9,242 babies have been named Bree since 1971.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Bree?
2010 peak year
Today, Bree is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1736), with only about 132 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2010, 308 babies were given the name (ranked #866 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Bree has been declining in recent years. In all, around 9,242 babies have been registered as Bree since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
308 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #866)
132 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,320 Total registrations
last 10 years
9,242 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,736) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Bree
3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.

Bree's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — compact-strength adventure. People named Bree tend to be clean, strong, and gifted at being put-together while starting the greatest quest.

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Put-together starts quest
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Van-de-Kamp
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LOTR-Bree
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Irish-strength
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Four-letter clean
B2
R9
E5
E5
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Bree
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Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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