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.

#19,055 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1991
2000s
peak 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.

  • #19,055 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 1991
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brelan ranks #19,055 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,055 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1991
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brelan's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
456789 1991200020052007201020122022 5

Brelan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 45% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #19,055 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Brelan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brelan ranks #19,055 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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
#1385 159,109 births
Brent Boy
#1510 139,799 births
Brendan Boy
#1101 91,816 births
Brennan Boy
#1004 33,258 births
Bret Boy
#4896 29,819 births

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Vence
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Neils
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Hommer
78 births · Peak 1942
Kazuto
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2022 (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 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 August 2026.