Breeda

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Breeda: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Breeda: Recorded since 1964, it reached #252 in 1970, and it was last ranked in 1986.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#252highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Breeda's record

Moved 108 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1986

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#274
1965	#325
1967	#288
1968	#327
1969	#303
1970	#252
1971	#303
1972	#285
1973	#254
1974	#300
1975	#379
1976	#360
1977	#468
1978	#362
1979	#391
1980	#483
1981	#471
1983	#365
1986	#422

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 19 of the 23 years from 1964 to 1986.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1986 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #252 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #422 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Breeda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Breeda in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	28	5 of 10	6
1970sbusiest	82	10 of 10	8
1980s	20	4 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Breeda appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1986. Highest recorded position: #252 in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Breeda's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#422	5	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#483	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	7	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#360	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#379	6	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	9	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	15	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#285	10	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	8	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#252	11	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	7	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#327	5	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	6	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1986, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #252, first reached in 1970.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Brede · #181, 79y
Bree · #424, 29y
Breege · #272, 25y
Breeze · #1617, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ros · #250, 14y
Anne-Kristin · #255, 23y
Evald · #248, 21y
Giedrius · #256, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Ma · #252, 36y
Rhoda · #252, 38y
Samanta · #252, 30y
Sylwester · #252, 36y

Breeda was ranked #252 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1970. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Breeda and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Breeda without appearing here.

Breeda moved ahead of

Florence Compare
In 1982 they stood at #471 and #423 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1983 that had become #365 and #529.
Karin Compare
In 1978 they stood at #468 and #468 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1979 that had become #391 and #523.
Violet Compare
In 1979 they stood at #468 and #369 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #483 and #542.
Gail Compare
In 1985 they stood at #365 and #313 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1986 that had become #422 and #458.

Moved ahead of Breeda

Megan Compare
In 1985 they stood at #365 and #529 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1986 that had become #422 and #211.
Cassandra Compare
In 1985 they stood at #365 and #476 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1986 that had become #422 and #227.
Chloe Compare
In 1985 they stood at #365 and #476 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1986 that had become #422 and #263.
Jenny Compare
In 1976 they stood at #360 and #497 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1977 that had become #468 and #311.

Moved the opposite way to Breeda

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 while Aisling went from #154 to #18.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 while Alison went from #146 to #74.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 while Amanda went from #118 to #15.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 while Aoife went from #206 to #12.

Moved the same way as Breeda

Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 and Alexandra from #222 to #388.
Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 and Alice from #57 to #158.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 and Angela from #24 to #113.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 1986 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breeda went from #274 to #422 and Ann from #4 to #28.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1986. Highest recorded position: #252 in Republic of Ireland in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Breeda

Breeda at a glance

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Popularity journey

Breeda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Breeda at a glance

What stands out in Breeda's record

Breeda by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Breeda appears in

What the record shows

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Breeda and the names beside it

Breeda moved ahead of

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