Boys' name · since 1994
Brevin
Brevin has 1,112 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,657 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,112
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brevin currently ranks #12657 among boys' names in America, with 1,112 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brevin has been recorded 1,112 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #12657 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,657 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,112 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brevin ranks #4,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,657 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,112 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,657 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,112
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brevin's 1,112 recorded births place it above 89.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Brevin compares
1,112 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Brevin's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brevin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brevin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brevin splits its recorded history at 2009: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brevin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brevin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (525 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Brevin's strongest decade.
525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Brevin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
525 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 525 births (47% of all-time use).
How Brevin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brevin's total volume
Brevin by state
Where Brevin concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 36 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 32 | 2.9% |
| #3 | California | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
36 of 1,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Brevin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brevin's data
- Brevin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (525 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Brevins (36 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 Brevin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Brevin 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.