Boys' name · since 1999
Breydan
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Breydan, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 289
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breydan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 289 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breydan has been recorded 289 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1999 to 2023.
- #10,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 289 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breydan ranks #10,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 289
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breydan's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Breydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breydan splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breydan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Breydan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Breydan's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Breydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Breydan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Breydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1999–2023 (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 Breydan 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.