Breck vs Brendan

Side-by-side comparison of Breck and Brendan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Breck

Boy name · Rank #2690

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Name B

Brendan

Boy name · Rank #1010

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Metric Breck Brendan
Current Rank #2690 #1010
Total Births (all years) 2,648 91,816
Peak Year 2016 1999
Peak Year Births 86 3,995
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Breck Brendan
1910s - 85
1920s - 165
1930s - 289
1940s 32 444
1950s 219 984
1960s 314 3,437
1970s 209 6,930
1980s 191 14,598
1990s 180 28,521
2000s 366 25,836
2010s 735 8,908
2020s 402 1,619

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Breck Brendan
2014 79 922
2015 75 826
2016 86 688
2017 80 560
2018 63 490
2019 73 422
2020 83 344
2021 81 327
2022 67 269
2023 81 262
2024 49 222
2025 41 195

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1945–2025.

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