Boys' name · since 1996
Breydon
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 593 babies named Breydon, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 593
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breydon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 593 recorded since 1996.
Breydon has 593 recorded births among boys since 1996, 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 1996 to 2021.
- #7,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 593 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breydon ranks #7,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 593 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 593
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breydon's 593 recorded births place it above 84.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Breydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breydon splits its recorded history at 2009: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2005)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Breydon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (313 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Breydon's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Breydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 313 births (53% of all-time use).
How Breydon 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 Breydon's total volume
Breydon by state
Where Breydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
16 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Breydon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (313 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.
- Indiana records the most Breydons (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Breydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1996–2021 (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 Breydon 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.