Girls' name · since 1989
Breindel
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 215 babies named Breindel, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 215
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Breindel is the #15564 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 215 recorded since 1989.
Breindel has 215 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15564 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #19,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,564 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 215 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breindel ranks #19,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 215 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 215
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breindel's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Breindel compares
215 38th 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
Breindel's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breindel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 215 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breindel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breindel splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breindel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Breindel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Breindel's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Breindel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (43% of all-time use).
Breindel by state
Where Breindel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 30.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.3% |
65 of 215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Breindel's data
- Breindel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Breindels (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Breindel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Breindel 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.