Recorded 1993–2019 Boys' name Peak 1998 146 births

Breven — boys' name

146 babies named Breven in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s902010s28
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Breven was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

14 babies were named Breven in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breven

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Breven between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Breven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breven 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 146 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.

Breven at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

146

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Breven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 2019201120072004200119981993 5

Breven by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 62% of Breven's all-time total
1990s282000s902010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breven?
146 babies have been named Breven since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 14 births.
When was Breven most popular?
Breven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Breven been used?
Breven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Breven?
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, 1993–2019 (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.