Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 320 births

Breylon — boys' name

320 babies named Breylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1212010s1632020s31
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Breylon was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

36 babies were named Breylon in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Breylon between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breylon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breylon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Breylon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Breylon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breylon 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 320 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.

Breylon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

320

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Breylon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
36
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 20232020201720142011200820051997 5

Breylon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
163 births that decade — 51% of Breylon's all-time total
1990s52000s1212010s1632020s31

Breylon by state

Where Breylon concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Breylon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 5.6%
Texas share of Breylon's total US births 5.6%

18 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breylon?
320 babies have been named Breylon since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 36 births.
When was Breylon most popular?
Breylon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Breylon most popular?
The top states for the name Breylon are Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Breylon been used?
Breylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Breylon?
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.

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, 1997–2023 (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.