Unisex name · since 2008
Breslin
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 169 babies named Breslin, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breslin currently ranks #16291 among unisex names in America, with 169 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Breslin recorded 169 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #16291 nationally today, ahead of 6% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #21,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breslin ranks #21,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 169 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breslin's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Breslin compares
169 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breslin's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breslin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breslin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breslin's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breslin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Breslin popularity over time - boys
156 total births recorded since 2006 (Breslin as boys' name)
Breslin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Breslin's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Breslin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (66% of all-time use).
Breslin by state
Where Breslin concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 13 | 7.7% |
13 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Breslin's data
- Breslin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Breslins (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Breslin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 2008–2025 (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 Breslin 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.