UK girl's name
Breagh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Breagh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Breagh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3998, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2001 to 2001. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Breagh is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 28 living people in the UK are called Breagh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Breagh ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 3 girls were registered as Breagh.
- • Breagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #630 in 2023.
- • About 28 living people in the UK are estimated to have Breagh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3998
2001
Births in 2001
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
3 births
Estimated living
28
2026
Decades
Breagh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Breagh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3998 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Breagh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Breagh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Breagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #630 in 2023.
Across the UK
Breagh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#630 in 2023
7 years of NRS records, 25 total registered
Related
Names similar to Breagh
- Bethany 43,226
- Brooke 18,370
- Bella 14,112
- Bonnie 12,149
- Beatrice 11,306
- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Breagh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Breagh in the UK right now?
In 2001, Breagh was ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Breagh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 3 babies registered as Breagh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Breagh in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Breagh across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 25 more in Scotland.
Where is Breagh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Breagh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #630 in 2023. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.