Girls' name · since 1987
Breelyn
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,259 babies named Breelyn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Breelyn is the #8062 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,259 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breelyn has been recorded 1,259 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #8062 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #6,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,062 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,259 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breelyn ranks #6,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,259 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breelyn's 1,259 recorded births place it above 91.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Breelyn compares
1,259 Top 29% higher than 71% of 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
Breelyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,259 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breelyn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Breelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (614 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Breelyn's strongest decade.
614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Breelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
614 births
- 2020s 205
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 614 births (49% of all-time use).
How Breelyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Breelyn's total volume
Breelyn by state
Where Breelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 81 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #3 | California | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
81 of 1,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Breelyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Breelyn's data
- Breelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (614 total births) through the 2020s (205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Breelyns (81 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 Breelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Breelyn 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.