Unisex name · since 1922
Breland
438 babies named Breland in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 438
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breland sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 438 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breland has been recorded 438 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2024.
- #8,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 438 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breland ranks #8,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 438 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 438
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Breland's 438 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Breland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breland's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Breland popularity over time - girls
89 total births recorded since 1997 (Breland as girls' name)
Breland by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Breland's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Breland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (28% of all-time use).
Breland by state
Where Breland concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 438 births nationwide.
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- Breland's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Brelands (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1922–2024 (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 Breland 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.