Boys' name · since 2000
Breylan
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Breylan, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,781 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
174 babies have been named Breylan since 2000, making it today's #12781 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breylan has been recorded 174 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #12781 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #13,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,781 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 174 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breylan ranks #13,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,781 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 174 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,781 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 174
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breylan's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Breylan compares
174 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Breylan's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 174 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Breylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breylan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Breylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Breylan's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Breylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Breylan's data
- Breylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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, 2000–2025 (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 Breylan 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.