Unisex name · since 1945
Breck
2,648 babies named Breck in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Breck is the #3010 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,648 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breck has been recorded 2,648 times among boys since 1945, currently ranked #3010 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #2,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,010 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,648 born since 1945
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breck ranks #2,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,010 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,648 born since 1945, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 1945
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breck's 2,648 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Breck compares
2,648 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breck's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breck | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,648 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Breck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breck's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breck popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Breck popularity over time - girls
444 total births recorded since 1970 (Breck as girls' name)
Breck by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (735 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Breck's strongest decade.
735 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Breck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 219
1950s
219 births
- 1960s
1960s
314 births
- 1970s 209
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 191
1980s
191 births
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
366 births
- 2010s
2010s
735 births
- 2020s
2020s
402 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 735 births (28% of all-time use).
How Breck compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Breck's total volume
Breck by state
Where Breck concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 185 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 103 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 82 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 41 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 28 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 24 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 17 | 0.6% |
185 of 2,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Breck appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Breck's data
- Breck's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (735 total births) through the 2020s (402) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brecks (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Breck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Breck 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.