Recorded 1996–2021 Boys' name Peak 2005 593 births

Breydon — boys' name

593 babies named Breydon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s3132010s2092020s12
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Breydon was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

43 babies were named Breydon in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breydon

The Social Security Administration has registered 593 babies named Breydon between 1996 and 2021, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breydon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breydon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Breydon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Breydon in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breydon 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 593 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.

Breydon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

593

Since 1996

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1996

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2021

Breydon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1996

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2005)
43
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 20212017201320092005200119971996 7

Breydon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
313 births that decade — 53% of Breydon's all-time total
1990s592000s3132010s2092020s12

Breydon by state

Where Breydon concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Breydon
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%
Indiana share of Breydon's total US births 2.7%
Even split

16 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breydon?
593 babies have been named Breydon since 1996. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2005 with 43 births.
When was Breydon most popular?
Breydon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Breydon most popular?
The top states for the name Breydon are Indiana (16 births), Pennsylvania (14 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Breydon been used?
Breydon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 26 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Breydon?
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.

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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, 1996–2021 (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.