Girls' name · since 2007
Breslyn
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Breslyn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
270 babies have been named Breslyn since 2007, making it today's #9888 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breslyn has been recorded 270 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #9888 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #16,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,888 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 270 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breslyn ranks #16,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,888 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 270 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breslyn's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Breslyn compares
270 43rd 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
Breslyn's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breslyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Breslyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breslyn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breslyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Breslyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Breslyn's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Breslyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (66% of all-time use).
Breslyn by state
Where Breslyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 79 | 29.3% |
79 of 270 births nationwide.
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What to do with Breslyn's data
- Breslyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Breslyns (79 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 Breslyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Breslyn 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.