Boys' name · since 1997
Brevan
Brevan has 228 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brevan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 228 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Brevan recorded 228 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #12,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 228 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brevan ranks #12,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brevan's 228 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Brevan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brevan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brevan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Brevan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Brevan's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Brevan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (57% of all-time use).
Brevan by state
Where Brevan concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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- Brevan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Brevans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brevan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Brevan 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.