Boys' name · since 1959
Brek
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 395 babies named Brek, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brek is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 395 have been recorded since 1959.
Brek has 395 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1959 to 2024.
- #9,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 395 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brek ranks #9,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brek's 395 recorded births place it above 79.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Brek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brek's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Brek by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Brek's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Brek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (36% of all-time use).
Brek by state
Where Brek concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 395 births nationwide.
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- Brek's decade-level peak was the 2010s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Breks (5 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 Brek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Brek 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.