Recorded 1995–2006 Unisex name Peak 1997 44 births

Breshawn — boys' name

44 babies named Breshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s18
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Breshawn was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Breshawn in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Breshawn between 1995 and 2006, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Breshawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 35 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Breshawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breshawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Breshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

44

Since 1995

12 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1995

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2006

Breshawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1995

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 2006200320001998199719961995 5

Breshawn popularity over time — girls

35 total births recorded since 1990 (Breshawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
456789 200319981997199519941990 7

Breshawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 59% of Breshawn's all-time total
1990s262000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breshawn?
44 babies have been named Breshawn since 1995. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Breshawn most popular?
Breshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Breshawn a unisex name?
Yes, Breshawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 44 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Breshawn been used?
Breshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 12 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Breshawn?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.