Boys' name · since 2006
Breylen
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Breylen, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breylen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 186 have been recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Breylen recorded 186 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #13,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breylen ranks #13,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Breylen's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Breylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Breylen splits its recorded history at 2015: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Breylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Breylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Breylen's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Breylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Breylen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 36 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Breylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2006–2024 (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 Breylen 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.