Boys' name · since 2004
Breccan
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Breccan, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
366 boys have been named Breccan since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Breccan recorded 366 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- #9,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 366 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breccan ranks #9,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breccan's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Breccan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breccan splits its recorded history at 2015: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breccan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Breccan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (284 births, 78% of the file).
2010s was Breccan's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Breccan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 284 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Breccan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (284 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breccan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Breccan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.