Recorded 2010–2019 Boys' name Peak 2012 68 births

Breaker — boys' name

68 babies named Breaker in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s68
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Breaker was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Breaker in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breaker

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Breaker between 2010 and 2019, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breaker currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breaker performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Breaker in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breaker in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Breaker at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

68

Since 2010

10 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2010

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2019

Breaker popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2010

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 20192017201620152014201220112010 8

Breaker by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 100% of Breaker's all-time total
2010s68

Breaker by state

Where Breaker concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Breaker
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 7.4%
Florida share of Breaker's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breaker?
68 babies have been named Breaker since 2010. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Breaker most popular?
Breaker was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Breaker most popular?
The top states for the name Breaker are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Breaker been used?
Breaker has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 10 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Breaker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.