Recorded 2005–2011 Unisex name Peak 2005 20 births

Breyan — boys' name

20 babies named Breyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s5
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Breyan was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Breyan in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Breyan between 2005 and 2011, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Breyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Breyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breyan 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 20 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.

Breyan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

20

Since 2005

7 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2005

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2011

Breyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2005

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 201120092005 8

Breyan popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1989 (Breyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19951989 5

Breyan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 75% of Breyan's all-time total
2000s152010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breyan?
20 babies have been named Breyan since 2005. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Breyan most popular?
Breyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Breyan a unisex name?
Yes, Breyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Breyan been used?
Breyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 7 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Breyan?
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, 2005–2011 (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.