Recorded 1977–1981 Girls' name Peak 1977 27 births

Brehan — girls' name

27 babies named Brehan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Brehan was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brehan in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brehan

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Brehan between 1977 and 1981, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brehan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brehan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brehan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brehan 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 27 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.

Brehan at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

27

Since 1977

5 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1977

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1981

Brehan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1977

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
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Brehan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 52% of Brehan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brehan?
27 babies have been named Brehan since 1977. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Brehan most popular?
Brehan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Brehan been used?
Brehan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 5 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Brehan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brenda, Breanna, Brenna, Breana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–1981 (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.