Unisex name · since 1980
Breyon
Breyon has 728 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breyon currently ranks #9973 among unisex names in America, with 728 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyon has been recorded 728 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #9973 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #6,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,973 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 728 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Breyon ranks #6,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,973 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 728 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,973 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Breyon's 728 recorded births place it above 86.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Breyon compares
728 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Breyon's all-time total is 97% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Breyon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 728 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Breyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Breyon's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Breyon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #9973 among boys.
728 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 31 births in a single year.
Breyon popularity over time - girls
95 total births recorded since 1988 (Breyon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Breyon accounts for 12% of total recorded use across both genders.
Breyon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Breyon's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Breyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (29% of all-time use).
Breyon decade highlights
- Peak decade 211 births
- Runner-up 190 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Breyon 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 Breyon's total volume
Breyon by state
Where Breyon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
Top 5 states
- Florida 2.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 2.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Breyon's data
- Breyon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Breyons (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Breyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Breyon 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.
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