Breton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Breton

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Breton between 1959 and 2022, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Breton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breton 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 451 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.