Total births
36
Boys' name · since 2008
Brekin
Brekin has 36 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 36
- total births
- 2008–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Brekin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 2008.
Brekin has 36 recorded births among boys since 2008, 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 2008 to 2013.
- 36 total births
- 2008–2013 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
36 boys have been named Brekin since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.
- 36
- total births
- 2008–2013
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Brekin was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Brekin in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Brekin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brekin splits its recorded history at 2011: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brekin at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Brekin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Brekin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brekin's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Brekin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brekin? ▼
Brekin has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 7 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Brekin most popular? ▼
Brekin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Brekin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brekin since 2008 -- 6 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Brekin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Brekin
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brekin: Baby Name Since 2008 - 36 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brekin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brekin 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 July 2026.