Total births
78
Boys' name · since 1991
Brelan
Brelan has 78 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 78
- total births
- 1991–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
78 boys have been named Brelan since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Brelan has 78 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2022.
- 78 total births
- 1991–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
78 boys have been named Brelan since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 78
- total births
- 1991–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Brelan was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
8 babies were named Brelan in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Brelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brelan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brelan at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Brelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Brelan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Brelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brelan? ▼
Brelan has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Brelan most popular? ▼
Brelan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Brelan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brelan since 1991 -- 32 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Brelan? ▼
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.
What to do with Brelan's data
- Brelan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brelan
Nearby Names Like Brelan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brelan
Brett Boy
#1059 159,109 births
Brent Boy
#1653 139,799 births
Brendan Boy
#1010 91,816 births
Brennan Boy
#1058 33,258 births
Bret Boy
#4734 29,819 births
Compare Brelan side by side: Brelan vs Brett Brelan vs Brent Brelan vs Brendan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1991–2022 (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. "Brelan: Baby Name Since 1991 - 78 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brelan. 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 Brelan 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.