Recorded 2002–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 166 births

Breckan — boys' name

166 babies named Breckan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s422010s1062020s18
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Breckan was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

18 babies were named Breckan in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breckan

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Breckan between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breckan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breckan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Breckan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breckan 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 166 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.

Breckan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

166

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2013

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Breckan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
18
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2023201920162013201020062002 5

Breckan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 64% of Breckan's all-time total
2000s422010s1062020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breckan?
166 babies have been named Breckan since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 18 births.
When was Breckan most popular?
Breckan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Breckan been used?
Breckan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Breckan?
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, 2002–2023 (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.