Girls' name · since 2005
Brecklynn
Brecklynn has 292 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
292 babies have been named Brecklynn since 2005, making it today's #6488 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brecklynn recorded 292 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #6488 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #16,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,488 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 292 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brecklynn ranks #16,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,488 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 292 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brecklynn's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brecklynn compares
292 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Brecklynn's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brecklynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brecklynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brecklynn splits its recorded history at 2016: 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 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brecklynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #6488 among girls.
292 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 26 births in a single year.
Brecklynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Brecklynn's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Brecklynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (58% of all-time use).
Brecklynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 169 births
- Runner-up 98 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Brecklynn by state
Where Brecklynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.4% of nationwide
- Nebraska 2.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Brecklynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brecklynns (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Brecklynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Brecklynn 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.
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