Recorded 1997–2022 Boys' name Peak 2001 228 births

Brevan — boys' name

228 babies named Brevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s1312010s652020s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Brevan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

20 babies were named Brevan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brevan

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Brevan between 1997 and 2022, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brevan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brevan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brevan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Brevan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brevan 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 228 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.

Brevan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

228

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

2001

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brevan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1997

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
20
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 202220162013201020072004200119981997 9

Brevan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
131 births that decade — 57% of Brevan's all-time total
1990s272000s1312010s652020s5

Brevan by state

Where Brevan concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brevan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 2.6%
#2 Utah
5 2.2%
Ohio share of Brevan's total US births 2.6%
Even split

6 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brevan?
228 babies have been named Brevan since 1997. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 20 births.
When was Brevan most popular?
Brevan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Brevan most popular?
The top states for the name Brevan are Ohio (6 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Brevan been used?
Brevan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 26 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brevan?
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, 1997–2022 (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.