Unisex name · since 2005

Breyan

Breyan has 20 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,947 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

Breyan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 2005.

Breyan has 20 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2011.

  • #28,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyan ranks #28,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#28,947 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Breyan's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Breyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Breyan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Breyan popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 200520092011 5

Breyan popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19891995 5

Breyan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Breyan's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Breyan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breyan? ▼
20 babies have been named Breyan since 2005. All-time, it sits at #28,947 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
Where does Breyan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyan ranks #28,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Breyan since 2005 -- 7 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.

What to do with Breyan's data

  • Breyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Breyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2011 (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 Breyan 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.