Boys' name · since 2002
Breken
Breken has 172 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
172 boys have been named Breken since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Breken recorded 172 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2020.
- #13,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breken ranks #13,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breken's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Breken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breken's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2020
- Peak year (2011)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Breken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Breken's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Breken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (61% of all-time use).
Breken by state
Where Breken concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 7 | 4.1% |
7 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Breken's data
- Breken's decade-level peak was the 2010s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Brekens (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Breken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2002–2020 (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 Breken 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.